Building big: Work is ongoing for Thailand’s north-eastern HSR that will connect Bangkok with China through Laos, heralding a transformative era for the kingdom’s rail network. — MENG YEW CHOONG/The Star
THE Asean community celebrated with Vietnam as Ho Chi Minh City unveiled its first ever metro system last Sunday, nearly 17 years after the groundbreaking ceremony for Line 1 on Feb 21, 2008.
The rapid transit system is the first of such systems in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s most populous city, with the next line due to enter service in 2030 after work began in February 2024.
