High-speed train may add 1 ppt to Vietnam’s annual GDP growth: ministry
A future trans-Vietnam high-speed railway is expected to contribute one percentage point to the country’s annual economic growth in the 2025-2037 period, a report has shown.
Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Japan willing to fund trans-Vietnam high-speed railway: minister
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has expressed the Japanese government’s willingness to finance a trans-Vietnam high speed railway project and other infrastructure works.
Investing - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam Politburo sets priority for expressways, high-speed railway
The Politburo, Vietnam’s supreme decision-making body, has asked relevant authorities to prioritize allocating resources for critical transport infrastructure projects, including expressways and a trans-Vietnam high-speed railway.
Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam Politburo to receive high-speed train proposal next month
The Transport Ministry has been asked to complete a detailed plan for a Trans-Vietnam high-speed railway project for submission next month to the Party Politburo, the country's highest decision-making body.
Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam needs Japan ODA for high-speed railway, semiconductor development: PM
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to provide more preferential official development assistance (ODA) loans for Vietnam, with priority given to high-speed railways and the semiconductor sector.
Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam gov’t mulls special package for high-speed railway
The Vietnamese government is considering a package of special mechanisms for the construction of a colossal high-speed railway that will run the length of the country.
Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
PM Chinh suggests high-speed railway connecting Vietnam and China
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked China side to study the possibility of working with Vietnam to develop a high-speed railway connecting the two countries.
Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Construction of north-south express railway should to shortened to 16 years: state appraisal council
The North-South Express Railway should be constructed within only 16 years, instead of 30 years as the transport ministry proposed, and could be implemented in the form of a public-private partnership, the State Appraisal Council has concluded.
Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
North-South express railway to drive economic growth
A high-speed railway linking the north and south of Vietnam needs be built to spur the country’s socio-economic development, says Prof. Nguyen Mai, former vice chairman of the State Committee for Cooperation and Investment.
Opinion - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
Vietnam eyes lower speed for North-South Railway project over efficiency concerns
Ministries of planning and transport have reached concensus on a design speed of 250 kilometers per hour for North-South Railway trains carrying both passengers and cargo to ensure investment efficiency for the gigantic project.
Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
PM asks Japan to aid Vietnam in developing national express railway
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation to help Vietnam research and develop its North-South high-speed railway during a meeting Friday.
Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7
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