Construction of a Laos-Vietnam Trade Centre was officially kicked off in Vientiane on May 8.
The US $11.7 million project is invested by the Laos-Viet Trade Development and Investment Joint Stock Company.
The centre is build on the foundation of an old market in Vientiane. It has a total area of 40,000 square metres, including two five storey buildings and one three storey building with more than 1,200 booths.
Construction is scheduled to be completed after 36 months. Most of the goods traded at the fair will be imported from Viet Nam.
