Van Don - Mong Cai Highway opens

The 80-km Van Don - Mong Cai Highway, with investment of nearly VND13 trillion ($553.5 million), was officially put into operation on September 1 after more than two years of construction. This is the final section of the longest highway in Vietnam, stretching nearly 600 km and connecting Mong Cai with Lao Cai, passing through Van Don, Ha Long, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, and Yen Bai in the country’s north.