The world's largest stadium, Southeast Asia's biggest exhibition hall and hundreds of major road, aviation and energy projects -- Vietnam is building faster than ever in its self-proclaimed "era of national rise".
The country broke ground on more than 550 infrastructure projects last year alone in a staggering spree that will cost around $200 billion.
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