Thailand/Vietnam R10 route to be developed

Vietnam will partner Thailand in improving the 900km Southern Economic Corridor, known as the R10 route, linking Dawei in Myanmar to southern Vietnam. By 2015, Vietnam intends to finish expanding and renovating the R10 route to support social, tourism and cultural exchanges among Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The route, which will be funded by loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the World Bank and the Thai government, will facilitate transportation of goods across the region.
June 3, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Vietnam will partner Thailand in improving the 900km Southern Economic Corridor, known as the R10 route, linking Dawei in Myanmar to southern Vietnam.

By 2015, Vietnam intends to finish expanding and renovating the R10 route to support social, tourism and cultural exchanges among Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The route, which will be funded by loans from the 943 Asian Development Bank (ADB), the 2332 World Bank and the Thai government, will facilitate transportation of goods across the region.

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