Vietnam launches infrastructure spree to mark independence

EconomyManufacturing hub spending tens of billions of dollars upgrading railways and airportsConstruction started several months ago on a new bridge crossing the Red River in Hanoi. © APLIEN HOANGSeptember 2, 2026 16:55 JSTHO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam began dozens of infrastructure projects, worth tens of billions of dollars, on Wednesday, a holiday marking revolutionary founder Ho Chi Minh's 1945 speech declaring Vietnam's independence from France.