Investment in transport infrastructure in the south falls short of the requirement, hindering the region’s growth, a seminar heard in HCM City last week.
“HCM City and neighbouring provinces like Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Long An account for over 42 per cent of GDP, 40 per cent of exports and 60 per cent of Government revenues, but investment in their transport infrastructure has not been commensurate or given attention in recent years,” Nguyen Thanh Loi, deputy editor-in-chief of Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper, the seminar organiser, said.