Hanoi, Vietnam, April 8, 2026 (AFP) - Vietnam's To Lam bets big on building blitz

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2026-04-08

The world's largest stadium, Southeast Asia's biggest exhibition hall and hundreds of major road, aviation and energy projects -- Vietnam is building faster than ever in its self-proclaimed "era of national rise". The country broke ground on more than 550 infrastructure projects last year alone in a staggering spree that will cost around $200 billion. And it is planning hundreds more projects, including its first nuclear power plants and a 1,500-......

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