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Legal challenges block natural gas investment

Legal challenges block natural gas investment

Unresolved regulatory obstacles are preventing investors in liquefied natural gas (LNG) from replicating the success of renewable energy in Vietnam, a report says.
Facebooker detained for ‘abusing democratic freedoms’

Facebooker detained for ‘abusing democratic freedoms’

A Facebook user and former journalist was detained Thursday in the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho City for allegedly undermining state interests.
December 17, 2020 | 05:14 am PT
Public-private project operators struggle to recoup investment

Public-private project operators struggle to recoup investment

Transport infrastructure works built by public-private partnerships are reporting plummeting revenues, raising fears that, without government intervention, this could lead to bad debts.
September 8, 2020 | 11:42 pm PT
Mrs. BOT finds a way as villagers volunteer to pay

Mrs. BOT finds a way as villagers volunteer to pay

A 66-year-old widow collects very moderate toll fees for a one-km path she and her husband built on their own six years ago.
October 29, 2019 | 01:40 am PT
Bac Giang-Lang Son expressway to open 3 months ahead of schedule

Bac Giang-Lang Son expressway to open 3 months ahead of schedule

The expressway connecting Bac Giang Province with the China border will open to traffic in September, three months earlier than expected.
August 24, 2019 | 08:22 pm PT
Gov't lacks funds to buy back low-revenue BOT projects

Gov't lacks funds to buy back low-revenue BOT projects

BOT projects not yielding the expected revenue have put both the government and investors in more than a spot of bother.
August 15, 2019 | 05:38 pm PT
Expressway work runs into financial roadblock

Expressway work runs into financial roadblock

Work on the long-delayed Trung Luong – My Thuan Expressway might stall again next month since its investor is cash-strapped.
July 24, 2019 | 11:19 pm PT
North-South Expressway: domestic investors fear foreign competition

North-South Expressway: domestic investors fear foreign competition

Vietnamese investors fear experienced foreign counterparts with deep pockets will outmatch them in bidding for North-South Expressway contracts.
July 5, 2019 | 07:40 pm PT
Ministry proposes toll hike on low-traffic BOT roads

Ministry proposes toll hike on low-traffic BOT roads

The Ministry of Transport has proposed a toll hike for 37 build-operate-transfer projects that are receiving lower traffic than contract estimates.
June 8, 2019 | 01:47 am PT
No you can’t close the road, Transport Ministry tells investor

No you can’t close the road, Transport Ministry tells investor

An investor’s proposal that it closes an expressway because it is not allowed to collect toll has been rejected by the Ministry of Transport.
April 2, 2019 | 05:49 am PT
Vietnam’s infrastructure growth hinges on profitability, funding

Vietnam’s infrastructure growth hinges on profitability, funding

The realization of the country's ambitious infrastructure development plan depends on how it sorts out issues of profitability and funding.
October 15, 2018 | 07:48 pm PT
Legal complications remain for foreign investment in Vietnam infrastructure

Legal complications remain for foreign investment in Vietnam infrastructure

Improved PPP rules are expected to revitalize infrastructure investment in Vietnam, but legal entanglements continue to be a concern.
September 4, 2018 | 06:52 am PT
Vietnam bans cars from stopping at BOT tollgates for more than 5 mins following protests

Vietnam bans cars from stopping at BOT tollgates for more than 5 mins following protests

Paying in small notes is not illegal, but protesting drivers will have to make way for other road users from now on. 
January 16, 2018 | 09:12 pm PT
Vietnam's tollgate crisis sees no end in sight. Here's why

Vietnam's tollgate crisis sees no end in sight. Here's why

Protests at BOT toll stations have been lingering for almost a year, with the latest hotspots being Soc Trang, Can Tho and Binh Thuan.
January 13, 2018 | 06:13 am PT
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