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.

Laos - Viet International Port Joint Stock Company has held a ceremony to receive the first container ship of 2021 at Vung Ang port in Vung Ang economic zone, Ha Tinh Province’s Ky Anh Town.

VOV.VN - Investors from Japan have pledged to provide approximately US$1.8 billion in capital to finance a coal-fired thermal power plant in Vung Ang of Ha Tinh province, according to business publication Bloomberg on Dec. 30.

VOV.VN - A joint venture enterprise has been established in Laos recently to increase cooperation on maritime transport between Laos and Vietnam.

Data from the Ministry of Industry and Trade shows Vietnam will sharply increase imports of coal, gas and primitive energies to meet development needs from now to 2030.

VOV.VN - AJU, a business publication from the Republic of Korea (RoK), has recently published an article revealing that the board of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has plans to purchase a 40% stake in Vung Ang 2, a 1,200MW coal-fired power plant being constructed in Ha Tinh province.