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Infrastructure as Strategy: How Vietnam Rewires Indochina through Ports and Roads Published Vietnam is often portrayed as losing influence in Laos and Cambodia to China. But the construction of key infrastructure gives Hanoi some measure of agency. [1]

Beyond Brotherhood: Vietnam’s New Playbook for Laos Published In an attempt to prevent the latter from drifting too far into China’s orbit, Vietnam has made overtures to Laos in the form of functional cooperation. [2]

VUNG ANG, Vietnam — Watched over by riot police, more than 3,000 Chinese workers left Vietnam on Monday on ships chartered by their government after deadly unrest broke out last week amid a dispute over sovereignty claims in the South China Sea. [3]

Thailand has successfully gained approval to deliver durians and coconuts to China via rail, with exports expected to generate additional income for durian growers as well as much-needed revenue for the kingdom. [4]

MANILA -- International Container Terminal Services has walked away from a port contract in Nigeria due to prolonged delays of the project. [5]

SINGAPORE/MUMBAI Pasir Panjang, a port in southern Singapore, is bustling with activity. (confirmed by 2 sources) [6]

NEW DELHI -- Sri Lanka will tap a Chinese company for a port project in Colombo, its largest city, that had been awarded to Japan and India before the partnership was scrapped early this year. [7]

MANILA -- International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) said Tuesday that net profit slipped 3% to $46.4 million for the second quarter of 2016 as expenses related to Argentine operations offset improved revenue. [8]

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[1] TH fulcrum.sg · 2026-02-13 · 85% match

Infrastructure as Strategy: How Vietnam Rewires Indochina through Ports and Roads

Infrastructure as Strategy: How Vietnam Rewires Indochina through Ports and Roads Published Vietnam is often portrayed as losing influence in Laos and Cambodia to China. But the construction of key infrastructure gives Hanoi some measure of agency.

[2] TH fulcrum.sg · 2026-03-11 · 75% match

Beyond Brotherhood: Vietnam’s New Playbook for Laos

Beyond Brotherhood: Vietnam’s New Playbook for Laos Published In an attempt to prevent the latter from drifting too far into China’s orbit, Vietnam has made overtures to Laos in the form of functional cooperation.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2014-05-20 · 75% match

Chinese Ships Evacuate Workers After Vietnam Riots

VUNG ANG, Vietnam — Watched over by riot police, more than 3,000 Chinese workers left Vietnam on Monday on ships chartered by their government after deadly unrest broke out last week amid a dispute over sovereignty claims in the South China Sea.

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-04-07 · 48% match

Thai fruits approved for rail delivery to China

Thailand has successfully gained approval to deliver durians and coconuts to China via rail, with exports expected to generate additional income for durian growers as well as much-needed revenue for the kingdom.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-25 · 42% match

ICTSI abandons Nigeria port project

MANILA -- International Container Terminal Services has walked away from a port contract in Nigeria due to prolonged delays of the project.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-21 · 42% match

Export growth brings currency headaches for Asia

SINGAPORE/MUMBAI Pasir Panjang, a port in southern Singapore, is bustling with activity.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-11-25 · 41% match

Sri Lanka awards port project to China after dropping Japan, India

NEW DELHI -- Sri Lanka will tap a Chinese company for a port project in Colombo, its largest city, that had been awarded to Japan and India before the partnership was scrapped early this year.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-08-09 · 40% match

Philippine port operator ICTSI's profit hit by Argentina woes

MANILA -- International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) said Tuesday that net profit slipped 3% to $46.4 million for the second quarter of 2016 as expenses related to Argentine operations offset improved revenue.

[9] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2016-09-02 · 40% match

Hearings open for Laem Chabang Port expansion

Laem Chabang Port opened public hearings on its proposed, and controversial, third-phase expansion project. Sub Lt. Yuttana Mokaow, assistant director at Laem Chabang Port Authority, chaired the Aug. 24 meeting at Pattaya’s Cholchan Resort.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-10-11 · 38% match

Vietnam plans 2 more container terminals on manufacturing boom

HANOI -- Vietnam National Shipping Lines, the state-owned marine transporter known as Vinalines, won approval recently to build two large container terminals at a northern port in a 7 trillion dong ($302 million) project.

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