HANOI, June 25, 2015 (AFP) - Lawmakers in Vietnam voted Thursday to build a controversial new $16 billion airport near Ho Chi Minh City, as the country vies to become one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs.
The project aims to ease airport congestion in Vietnam’s business hub and cater to an ambitious 100 million passengers and five million tonnes of cargo a year by 2050.
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