The Vice President of Nicaragua, Moises Omar Halleslevens, delivers a speech during the inauguration ceremony of the inter-oceanic Nicaragua Canal project in the department of Rivas, Nicaragua, on Dec. 22, 2014.The construction of the inter-oceanic Nicaragua Canal started Monday and will end in 2019, said Wang Jing, chairman of the Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co., Ltd. (HKND), which will construct the canal, at the inauguration ceremony Monday. (Xinhua/Xu Lei)
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MANAGUA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The construction of the inter- oceanic Nicaragua Canal started Monday and will end in 2019, said Wang Jing, chairman of the HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Co., Ltd. which will construct the canal, at the inauguration ceremony Monday.
The construction of the canal will be a boon to the future of mankind, Wang told guests and officials. Full story
