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City begins work on Metro Line One

August 29, 2012 By Viet Nam News Leave a Comment

HCM CITY — Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang and HCM City authorities broke ground for construction of the country’s first metro line yesterday. {Metro Line 1, Viet Nam’s first metro line worth US$2.2 billion, will pass through several districts in HCM City. The nearly 20km line will become the backbone of the city’s Mass […]

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