Construction of Gemalink-Cai Mep Port staggers
	Tuesday,  May 15,2012,21:51 (GMT+7) HCMC – The investor of Gemalink-Cai Mep Port has slowed down its construction tempo after seeing the volume of cargo throughput falling short of the expectation and fewer container ships making calls at the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port complex.

Binh Duong opens new river port
	Thursday,  May 10,2012,22:29 (GMT+7) HCMC – Thanh Phuoc Port Corporation on Wednesday opened a new port in Thanh Phuoc Commune in the southern province of Binh Duong’s Tan Uyen District.

City to borrow more from WB for infrastructure
	Tuesday,  May 8,2012,21:44 (GMT+7) HCMC – HCMC will have to borrow at least an additional US$600 million from the World Bank (WB) for infrastructure development, a city official said at a meeting last week to assess the WB-funded projects.

City committed to underground parking lot development
	Saturday,  May 5,2012,05:52 (GMT+7) HCMC – The HCMC government will soon announce a downtown area zoning plan that will be used as a basis to call for investment in an underground car park at September 23 Park in the city’s commercial district.

Undersea powerline to link Phu Quoc and mainland
	Saturday,  May 5,2012,05:52 (GMT+7) HCMC – Vietnam’s Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) and Italy’s Prysmian Powerlink SRL on Thursday struck an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for a 110-kV undersea cable line connecting Phu Quoc Island and mainland Ha Tien town.

Deal cut for new orthopedic hospital
	Thursday,  April 26,2012,23:31 (GMT+7) HCMC – A new orthopedic hospital will go up in HCMC under a build-transfer (BT) contract signed between the city government and Clearance Compensation Corporation on Thursday.

Canal sanitation project’s first phase to complete in June
	Thursday,  April 26,2012,22:43 (GMT+7) HCMC – The first-phase environmental sanitation project in the Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal Basin will be accomplished at the end of June, and HCMC authorities would seek the Government’s approval for staring up the second phase.

Slow site clearance delays transport projects
	Thursday,  April 26,2012,22:40 (GMT+7) HCMC – Site clearance problems have caused many major transport infrastructure projects in HCMC to lag behind schedule and shoulder additional costs, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

Road linking to airport in Can Tho opened to traffic
	Thursday,  April 26,2012,22:39 (GMT+7) HCMC – The Can Tho City’s authorities on Thursday inaugurated Mau Than-Tra Noc Airport Street after five years of construction at a total cost of over VND1.8 trillion.

VND50 billion for city’s new street dividers
	Tuesday,  April 24,2012,00:04 (GMT+7) HCMC – To ease the current severe traffic congestion and number of accidents on major streets, HCMC’s Department of Transport has spent over VND50 billion carrying out a 40-kilometer median barrier installation project.