Viet Nam’s expressway villages embrace new beginnings

Viet Nam's massive infrastructure surge is transforming rural, "expressway villages" into connected economic hubs. Villages along new expressway routes, such as the eastern North–South Expressway, are seeing increased investment, faster transport of goods, and development of industrial, logistics, and tourism services.

While expressways in areas like the Mekong Delta are bringing convenience, experts emphasize balancing this growth with the preservation of traditional river-based culture and communities. The massive infrastructure push signifies a major shift in rural landscapes and opens up new economic avenues, transforming local economies from agriculture to integrated, modern industrial development.