Vietnam's Vingroup plans $14 bln seaport, logistics centre in Haiphong
The project is to be developed over three stages up to 2040, the company said in a filing to the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange.
Vingroup will mobilise 85% of the money needed for the project, with the remaining 15% self-funded, according to the filing.
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