(VOVWORLD) - A total of 234 projects and works across Vietnam were simultaneously launched or inaugurated on Friday morning to celebrate the 14th National Party Congress, with record combined investment capital of 136 billion USD.
 PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the ceremony to break ground on or inaugurate major projects in Vietnam, December 19, 2025. |
In Ha Tinh Province, Vingroup kicked off four large-scale projects aimed at developing the Vung Ang Economic Zone into a strategic national industrial and energy hub.
In Quang Ngai Province, construction began on Southeast Asia’s only special steel rail manufacturing plant, equipped with state-of-the-art production lines supplied by Germany’s SMS Group and the UK’s Primetals.
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 aircraft from Hanoi landed at Long Thanh International Airport, marking what is considered the first official flight to Vietnam’s largest airport.
 A Boeing 787-9 aircraft operated by Vietnam Airlines lands at Long Thanh International Airport. |
In Ho Chi Minh City, the Binh Khanh Bridge, part of the Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressway, was inaugurated. It is one of the two largest bridges on the route and the tallest in Vietnam, with a navigation clearance of 55 meters.
In Phu Tho Province, Vietnam Electricity (EVN) inaugurated the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Expansion Project, raising the plant’s total capacity to 2,400 MW. This makes it one of Vietnam’s two largest hydropower plants and the largest in Southeast Asia.
In Hanoi, the city broke ground on the Olympic Sports Urban Area Project in Thuong Phuc Commune. With an estimated investment of around 35 billion USD, it is the largest among the 234 projects. Its centerpiece is the Trong Dong (Bronze Drum) Stadium, designed to FIFA standards, with a capacity of up to 135,000 seats and the world’s largest retractable roof. The stadium is expected to be completed by August 2028.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the significance of the projects to socio-economic development.
“This is the largest total investment ever, with private capital accounting for 82%. Public investment will lead and leverage private investment, activating and mobilizing all social resources for national socio-economic development,” he noted.