越南新建的隆城国际机场面临巨大挑战，难以在12月前按期开航，促使政府下令全天候施工，以确保项目按时完工。
Vietnam’s new Long Thanh International Airport faces significant challenges to meet its December opening deadline, prompting the government to order round-the-clock construction to get the project completed on time.
根据政府声明，这一旨在缓解胡志明市新山一国际机场长期拥堵的旗舰项目，正面临劳动力和材料短缺、付款延迟及成本上升等问题。声明称，总投资336.63万亿越南盾（约130亿美元）的项目一期工程必须在今年投入运营。
The flagship project, which is intended to relieve chronic congestion at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat airport, is experiencing labor and material shortages, payment delays and rising costs, according to a government statement. The first phase of the 336.63 trillion dong ($13 billion) project must be put into operation this year, it said.
副总理范嘉慈在声明中表示：“考虑到剩余工程量巨大、时间所剩无几，难度极高。”他补充道：“部分承包商和标段进展极其缓慢，几乎没有进度。”
“It’s highly challenging given the huge amount of work remaining and limited time left,” Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc said in the statement. “Some contractors and project packages are progressing very slowly, with almost no progress,” he added.
作为政府重点基建项目之一，该机场被视为实现国家两位数增长目标和改善区域互联互通的核心。除了对机场就绪情况的担忧外，通往商业枢纽的交通连接线仍在建设中，连接胡志明市的铁路预计还需几年才能完工。
One of the government’s key infrastructure projects, the airport is seen as central to the nation’s double-digit growth ambitions and improving regional connectivity. In addition to questions about the airport’s readiness, transport connections to the commercial hub are still under construction, with rail links to Ho Chi Minh City not expected to be completed for a few years.
近几个月来，该项目深陷延误与采购丑闻，多名高管因涉嫌违反招标法规被拘留。项目还错失了多个关键节点，6月份甚至调动数百名士兵协助解决建筑工人短缺问题。
In recent months, the project has been beset by delays and a procurement scandal, with several executives detained over alleged violations of bidding regulations. It has also missed several key deadlines, while hundreds of soldiers were deployed in June to help address a shortage of construction workers.
该机场位于胡志明市以东约50公里（31英里）的同奈省，占地逾5000公顷（12,355英亩），规划分三期建设，拟建四条跑道，最终年旅客吞吐量将达1亿人次，货邮吞吐量达500万吨。
The airport, which spans more than 5,000 hectares (12,355 acres) in Dong Nai province about 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Ho Chi Minh City, is planned to be developed in three phases, with four runways and eventual capacity for 100 million passengers and 5 million tons of cargo annually.
越南机场总公司（ACV）作为该项目的主要投资方，已被责令于本月底前解决付款问题。未能满足劳动力、设备或资金要求的承包商将面临处罚。ACV未立即回应置评请求。
Airports Corporation of Vietnam, known as ACV, the project’s main investor, has been ordered to resolve payment issues by the end of this month. Contractors that fail to meet requirements for labor, equipment or financing will face penalties. ACV did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
声明称，胡志明市和同奈省政府必须于本月底前立即解决涉及征地拆迁和技术基础设施的问题。
Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai authorities must immediately address issues involving land clearance and technical infrastructure by the end of this month, the statement said.