For China and Vietnam, a Highway Link Means Speedy Growth

Investments in infrastructure contribute to economic growth, which in turn can reduce poverty. A new highway between China and Vietnam will encourage trade and many other connections, reports Donald Greenlees for the New York Times. The highway, when completed in 2012, is expected to reduce travel time between the two huge developing markets, ranked first and 13th in terms of population, both with communist governments. The road is just one section of a network that has attracted cooperation of 27 Asian nations. – YaleGlobal