At the regular press conference for the first quarter of 2026 on January 16, Mr. Doan Thanh Son, Vice Chairman of Lang Son Provincial People's Committee, said that the border and border gate sector continues to be a prominent growth engine of the province.
According to updated statistics, by the end of 2025, the total import and export turnover of all types through Lang Son province reached about 95 billion USD, accounting for more than 10% of the country's total import and export turnover (930 billion USD).
Customs clearance operations are maintained stably, with high efficiency, at times exceeding 2,000 vehicles/day.
According to Mr. Son, the province is accelerating the implementation of logistics projects, expanding wharves and yards at Huu Nghi and Tan Thanh border gates; and applying digital border gate and smart border gate models to shorten procedure time, increase transparency and reduce costs for businesses.
Also at the press conference, leaders of financial, tax and customs agencies said that 2025 is the highest milestone ever in Lang Son's budget revenue.
Total state budget revenue in the area reached over 18,000 billion VND; domestic revenue alone reached over 4,100 billion VND, an increase of about 56% compared to 2024 and reaching 156% of the target assigned by the Ministry of Finance.
Notably, the non-state business sector, mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, has contributed nearly double compared to previous years.
According to the Provincial People's Committee, this increase is associated with expanding the scale of enterprises, developing industry - trade and large projects such as Na Duong Thermal Power Plant phase 2, expected to operate from the third quarter of 2026, along with new industrial parks, including VSIP Lang Son.
Regarding infrastructure, the province is focusing on accelerating the progress of key transportation projects such as the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang expressway, National Highway 4B and industrial parks and clusters in the area.
VSIP Lang Son Industrial Park is targeted to partially complete phase 1 by June 2026, attracting secondary investors in the fields of processing, manufacturing, electronics, logistics and supporting industries.
In parallel, Lang Son is a northern mountainous province planned for wind power development with a total capacity of about 1,500 MW. Currently, there are 22 wind survey and measurement projects, 12 projects have submitted proposal dossiers; if approved, projects can be started early from 2026, creating a long-term sustainable source of revenue for the local budget.
Provincial leaders also noted that agricultural export activities need to strongly shift to official channels, meeting the increasingly strict standards of the Chinese market regarding origin, packaging and quality.
The signing of foreign trade contracts and organizing production in chains is identified as a long-term direction to limit risks and increase export value.
Based on the results of 2025 and the initial movements of 2026, Lang Son sets a GRDP growth target of 10-11% in the coming year, taking infrastructure, border gate economy, industry and digital transformation as the main driving force for the new development phase.
