HANOI -- Vietnam's first urban rail projects have fallen years behind schedule as payments to contractors are held up by risk-averse political decision-making.
Stalled Ho Chi Minh City line leaves Hitachi and other contractors hanging

Workers unload a Hitachi-made train carriage at a port in Ho Chi Minh City. (Vietnam News Agency)
HANOI -- Vietnam's first urban rail projects have fallen years behind schedule as payments to contractors are held up by risk-averse political decision-making.