Vietnam breaks ground on $910M expressway to landlocked Laos

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Vietnam has launched a major infrastructure project, breaking ground on a $910 million expressway connecting the country to landlocked Laos. This expressway is part of a broader plan to enhance the connectivity between the capitals of both nations.

Vietnam broke ground on May 18 on a roughly 60-kilometer expressway costing VND23.94 trillion (US$910 million) to the Laos border, advancing a long-planned highway corridor between the two countries' capitals.