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Top officials at the opening ceremony included Viet Nam Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, Secretary of Dong Thap Provincial Party Committee Le Minh Hoan, Viet Nam Transport Minister Nguyen Van The, and Country Director Eric Sidgwick of  the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Viet Nam. Photo: ADB Viet Nam Resident Mission.

Viet Nam Opens Cao Lanh Bridge

Viet Nam officially opened the 2.4-kilometer Cao Lanh Friendship Bridge and connecting roads in Dong Thap province on 27 May. Crossing the Tien branch of the Mekong River, the bridge is expected to reduce travel time for some 170,000 road users daily.

Proceedings of the Seventh Meeting of the Subregional Transport Forum (STF-7)

The Seventh Meeting (the Meeting) of the Subregional Transport Forum (the STF) was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam on 20-21 August 2002. The Meeting was jointly organized by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The objectives of the Meeting were as follows: (i) to maintain the momentum of cooperation in the transport sector in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS); (ii) to advance specific subregional initiatives in the transport sector; and (iii) to reinforce as well as focus the subregional consultative process.



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