Vietnam has deployed hundreds of soldiers to help build its largest airport, the VND336.63 trillion (US$12.8 billion) Long Thanh, as contractors scramble to cover a shortfall of nearly 2,000 workers before a year-end deadline to open the country's new aviation hub.

Vietnam has deployed hundreds of soldiers to help build its largest airport, the VND336.63 trillion (US$12.8 billion) Long Thanh, as contractors scramble to cover a shortfall of…

Vietnam's new Long Thanh International Airport, opening near Ho Chi Minh City late this year, would stagger its three rail stations in front of the main terminal to fit a cramped…