Guanie Lim is an assistant professor of development studies at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo.
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Ho Chi Minh City's rapid transit network has been funded in part by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and built by Hitachi. (Photo by Tomoya Onishi)
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