{
  "id": 11387131,
  "title": "Nearly 30 Hope Bridges completed in southern Vietnam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/nearly-30-hope-bridges-completed-in-southern-vietnam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:45:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress International",
    "slug": "vnexpress-international",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/nearly-30-hope-bridges-completed-in-southern-vietnam-5127596.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nearly thirty reinforced concrete bridges were completed in southern Vietnam during the first nine months of 2026, with the total cost exceeding VND20 billion (US$813,000). These bridges, each ranging from 3.5 to 4.5 meters wide, were built across canals and rivers to improve transportation in disadvantaged areas. The Hope Foundation, supported by FPT Group employees' donations and local contributions, funded more than VND4 billion of the total project cost.\n\nIn Can Tho, Hope Bridge 416, the first bridge constructed by the Road to School program in 2026, was inaugurated. It replaced a deteriorated wooden plank bridge system that had been at risk during rainy seasons. The new bridge significantly reduces travel distances for students and residents between Thanh Quoi and Thanh Phu areas, making trade, education, and daily life more convenient.\n\nLe Van Nhan, Party secretary of Nhon Hoa Lap Commune, stated that numerous Hope Bridges across the commune have alleviated transportation bottlenecks that persisted for over a decade, benefiting medical emergencies, fertilizer deliveries, and farm produce transport. The bridges have improved both material and spiritual well-being in the disadvantaged areas.\n\nNguyen Tien Danh, project director of the Road to School program at Hope Foundation, emphasized that these transport infrastructure projects provide technical benefits and direct social welfare value. Concrete bridges reduce the cost of transporting farm produce and increase the exchange of goods. Most importantly, shorter and safer distances from home to school for rural children lead to a more stable path to education. The Road to School program, since its launch, has built more than 470 Hope Bridges nationwide and aims to reach 800 by 2030.",
  "summary": "The Hope Foundation built dozens of new bridges in the first nine months of 2026 in Can Tho, Dong Thap, An Giang, Tay Ninh and Vinh Long provinces.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nearly 30 reinforced concrete bridges completed in southern Vietnam by September 2026.",
    "Bridges range 3.5 to 4.5 meters wide, costing over VND20 billion.",
    "Hope Foundation funded VND4 billion, improving transportation and education access."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}