Topic: railway

In an official dispatch signed on April 30, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Minister of Construction to set the stage for the project’s groundbreaking on December 19, 2025.

At a meeting on April 26, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh calling for prompt preparations to start the construction of the Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong railway project in 2025 and the North–South high-speed railway in 2026.

Seven bilateral cooperation documents signed within the framework of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping's State visit to Vietnam from April 14-15.

Vietnam has a vision of, by 2050, building a modern railway network and taking full control of all related technologies, from manufacturing rails and switches to self-sufficiency in electrification.

Foreign contractors selected through bidding are required to priorities using products, goods, and services that can be produced or supplied domestically.

The 101-km railway to connect Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Phong .

The Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project having estimated investment capital of VND195 trillion ($7.67 billion).

Passenger transport reached over 7 million, surpassing the yearly plan by 14%.

The carriages upgraded and innovated to improve passengers' experience.

The proposed 41.8-km Thu Thiem - Long Thanh railway line demanding investment capital of $3.45 billion.