The Vanuatu government has signed contracts with three Chinese construction companies to build roads and wharves in the islands of Santo and Malekula, worth millions of US dollars.
In the first contract, the China Railway First Group will build a 30 kilometre road from Luganville to South Santo.
The Shanghai Construction Group is to build a wharf in Santo and China Railway Fifth Group will build a 24 kilometre road from Lamap to Lingarak in Malekula.
The prime minister, Moana Carcasses, says it is investing in infrastructure to pave the way for the country to focus on economic development.
