Living In Asia News: August 2020

A summary of new articles and updated posts at livinginasia.co in August 2020.

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Latest Posts

The Boten - Vientiane railway (also known as the China-Laos railway) is a new railway that will connect Kunming in China to Vientiane in Laos. From Boten on the China/Laos border the railway will travel 414 km through Laos to the capital of Vientiane.

Progress report of the Ho Chi Minh City metro construction in 2020. Construction of Line 1, preparation for Line 2, and pre-planning for Line 3A and Line 5.

Construction and transport projects in the city of Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.

A guide to the planned Ho Chi Minh City to Can Tho railway and other proposed railways in the Mekong Delta.

Updated Posts

Malaysia

[Penang South Islands by BIG.]

Philippines

Thailand

Vietnam

Construction photo at Spirit of Saigon, HCMC.

Go-ahead given for Lotte eco-smart city“The green light has been given for the continuation of a $900-million eco-smart city invested by a consortium of Lotte Group affiliates, which had been delayed for more than three years.”

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