Keyword: "high-speed railway"

The Ministry of Transport is working with ministries, sectors, and localities to ensure construction of the North-South high-speed railway begins by the end of 2027.

Over the past three decades, Japan has made significant contributions to Vietnam’s sustainable development, not only in terms of capital, technology, and market access but also by helping the Southeast Asian country join Japanese firms' supply and value chains.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received a delegation of the Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) or the Movement of French Enterprises - the largest employer federation in France on November 18 in Hanoi.

A national hybrid conference was held by the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee (PCC) on October 20 to disseminate and implement the resolution of the 13th-tenure PCC’s 10th session.

The North - South high-speed railway, 1,541km long and with a total of 23 stations, requires an overall investment of about 67.34 billion USD to be completed by 2035.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Executive Director of the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Wang Haihuai in Hanoi on August 28, asking the firm to make practical proposals for infrastructure, construction, transport, and agricultural cooperation to help realise the high-level agreements between the two Parties and countries.

Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang led a Vietnamese delegation on a working visit to France from April 8 to 10 during which the two sides agreed to promote all areas of transport cooperation.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received General Manager of the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) Wang Bin in Hanoi on February 27.

The Hanoi Department of Transport has proposed the municipal People’s Committee ask for the World Bank (WB)’s assistance in the technical design of the general layout for the Ngoc Hoi national railway station complex.

There are always opportunities amid difficulties, and if they are seized, challenges could become momentum for national development in the new context, said Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on October 2 that it has officially put into operation a high-speed railway line, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, which connects the capital Jakarta to the city of Bandung.

The Railway Project Management Board is preparing a pre-feasibility study for the Thu Thiem-Long Thanh light rail project, the Ministry of Transport said.

Construction of a high-speed railway between Bangkok and the north-eastern city of Nong Khai is on schedule, according to government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

Due to Vietnam’s natural features and geography, the development of a high-speed railway is imperative and any delays will hinder socio-economic growth, Chairman of Vietnam Railways Vu Anh Minh has said.

Chinese investment applications in Thailand surpassed those made by Japanese companies for the first time in 2019, standing at 262 billion baht (8.66 billion USD), the Board of Investment (BoI) has announced.

Proposals to improve ASEAN’s rail network and connectivity to meet international standards will be discussed at the 35th ASEAN Summit scheduled for early November.

Thailand, Laos and China have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on the development of a rail line connecting Thailand’s Nong Khai province with Laos’s Vientiane capital city.

A leader of the Vietnam Railway (VNR) Corporation said no countries in the world can complete a national express railway system within a few years because that work needs at least about 20 years.

Experts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have recommended Vietnam develop a high-speed railway network with the track gauge of 1,435mm.

Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to defer the construction of a high-speed railway linking the two countries until May 2020.