Hanoi, Feb. 17 -- The 15th National Assembly (NA) deliberated on a plan to supplement charter capital for the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) for the 2024-2026 period at its 9th extraordinary session in Hanoi on February 17.

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang presented the Government's proposal, seeking the NA's approval for the allocation of 36.689 trillion VND (1.46 billion USD) from public investment funds already earmarked for the Ministry of Transport. This funding package includes 10.062 trillion VND from the State budget as counterpart funding; 24.127 trillion VND from official development assistance (ODA), converted from re-lent loans into direct state budget allocations; and 2.5 trillion VND in direct State budget allocat...