Government launches action plan on railway transport development
The Government has issued Resolution No 178/NQ-CP on an action plan for implementing the Politburo’s Conclusion No 49-KL/TW on the development orientation of Vietnam’s railway transport to 2030 with a vision towards 2045.The action plan sets out tasks including perfecting institutions and policies, completing railway planning and ...
High-speed railway plan presented to PM
The Ministry of Transport has sent to the prime minister the prefeasibility study for the north-south high-speed railway project, which requires an estimated investment of US$58.71 billion.Keep reading ...
Le Anh
North-South Expressway a top priority for government in 2019
Eleven components of the North-South Expressway are among the top priority this year, the government has said. Three of them are publicly funded and the rest will be built under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.Keep reading ...
Dat Nguyen
Assigned nearly VND 9,000 billion of medium-term investment plans for important railway and road projects
The Prime Minister has just signed Decision 135 / QD-TTg on the allocation of medium-term investment plans for the period 2016-2020 and 2019 central budget capital (Government bonds) for railway and road projects that are important and urgent. Keep reading ...
Hanoi to see 417km metro rail till 2050
Hanoi’s Urban Transport Master Plan until 2030 with a vision to 2050 outlines the development for a core urban zone and additional satellite cities. According to the plan, the Hà Nội metro system will run a total length of 417km, of which approximately 76km will be ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam revives $58bn high-speed rail project despite cost hurdle
Vietnam has resurrected a high-speed rail project intended to link the country’s north and south, but the fiscal concerns that killed the proposal earlier this decade continue to haunt government efforts to fund the $58 billion plan.Keep reading ...
TOMOYA ONISHI
Japanese ambassador warns of halt of Saigon metro project over unpaid $100mn debts
Construction of a Japan-built metro line in Ho Chi Minh City might have to be halted after the end of 2018 as unpaid contractors’ wage has amounted to more than US$100 million, the Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam said in a letter.Keep reading ...
Tuan Son
Policy leverage to direct FDI capital in Vietnam's transport infrastructure
Vietnam needs US$48 billion to develop transport system from now to 2023.Vietnam is in dire needs of private investment, especially from foreign funds, to complete many important transport projects as the state cannot afford it. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Outdated infrastructure blamed for rail accidents
Outdated infrastructure, limited funds and operator negligence have been identified as the main causes serious accidents on the rail.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam plans to build faster railway to China border
Vietnam is planning to build a new higher speed rail route connecting the capital city of Hanoi to the northern border with China to boost two-way trade.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
