VOV.VN - The Search and Rescue Department under the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army is cooperating with Army Corps 18 under Vietnam Helicopter Company to explore the possibility of using helicopters to search for 10 missing crew members of a coal carrying vessel that sank off the coast of Vung Ang in central Vietnam on May 25 evening.

The VinFast electric car factory, in Vung Ang Economic Zone in Ky Anh Town of the central province of Ha Tinh, was officially launched on December 8, expected to bring transformative benefits to the region and the industry.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Laos should work closely together to speed up key infrastructure connection projects, including the Hanoi – Vientiane expressway and Vientiane – Vung Ang port rail route, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue met with representatives of over 160 Vietnamese enterprises in Laos on December 5.

The PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) has set a target to generate nearly 7.84 billion kWh of electricity, earning a revenue of over VND11.6 trillion (US$489.7 million) in the second half of 2023.

Vietnam would need VND312.6 trillion (US$13.3 billion) to develop the seaports system by 2030, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Lao Minister of Planning and Investment Khamjane Vongphosy talked to the Vietnam News Agency on Laos-Vietnam economic and investment cooperation and measures to further promote bilateral ties in these aspects to match the close political relationship.

Construction of a railway linking Vientiane with the Vung Ang seaport in Vietnam’s central Ha Tinh province is expected to begin in November, the Vientiane Times reported, quoting an investor involved in the project.

Laos has been the largest recipient of Vietnam's overseas investment so far, with 209 projects totalling US$5.1 billion in registered capital, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.

Vingroup has sent a dispatch to the Ha Tinh provincial People’s Committee, proposing a project on an automobile complex.