Việt Nam plans urban rail to ease congestion

Việt Nam plans urban rail to ease congestion Việt Nam plans to build urban rail systems worth nearly $15 billion in its two largest and most traffic-choked cities by 2020, the government said.
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PHAN CHÁNH SƠN Antôn PHẠM TRƯƠNG TRẦN HỨA BANG NGUYỄN THỊ XUÂN CHI LƯU VĨNH TRIỀU HỒ LAM HỒ THỊ MƯỜI “Chợ Người” Hà Nội “Phiên chợ” của những người nông dân lên thành phố Hà Nội sẵn sàng bán sức lao động để kiếm miếng ăn hàng ngày. JOACHIM NGUYỄN THANH THUYÊN TRẦN TÍCH TRẦN DUY THIỆN ĐOÀN VĂN TIÊN TRẦN DUY THIỆN NGUYỄN BÁ YẾN ANNA NGUYỄN THỊ TƯỜNG	Vi?t Nam plans to build urban rail systems worth nearly $15 billion in its two largest and most traffic-choked cities by 2020, the government said. Hà N?i in the north and the southern commercial hub and major port of Sài Gòn each would receive about half of the funds, much of which has yet to be raised from investors and development agencies. Under the plan announced on the official government Web site, Hà N?i would receive $7.3 billion to build seven railway lines, while Sài Gòn would get $7.5 billion.
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