VOV.VN - The Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project, one of Vietnam’s important rail routes connecting it with China, is set to break ground on December 19 this year, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a government meeting in Hanoi on May 20 evening.

VOV.VN - A 12-carriage freight train set off on a new route from Cao Xa railway station in northern Hai Duong province on May 2, linking between Vietnam and China.

VOV.VN - Heavy rain over the past two days have triggered landslides in the central province of Ha Tinh, disrupting travel on the North-South rail route running across the locality.

VOV.VN - A Chinese freight train departing from Shijiazhuang station of Hebei province arrived at Yen Vien station on the outskirts of Hanoi on August 2, marking the first such international freight rail route from China to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The northern border province of Lang Son (Vietnam) and the southern city of Chongzuo in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will step up the construction of highways in border areas connecting border gates to facilitate cross-border economic-trade cooperation and customs clearance.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Dong Nai on March 16 received the first freight train running from Shandong (China) to Trang Bom district of Dong Nai.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the year-beginning launch of forces for the upgrade of the Nha Trang - Saigon rail route at Thap Cham Station in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on January 26.

VOV.VN - The first-ever freight rail route linking Kazakhstan and Vietnam was launched in December 2022, announced the Railways of Transport and Trade JSC (Ratraco).

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held on September 6 in order to launch a sea transport service connecting with the rail route in order to help with the transport of goods from Vietnam to Vladivostok port in Russia.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) has asked the Ministry of Transport to allocate about VND1.7 trillion (over US$74.7 million) for the reparation and upgrade of weak railway bridges in the 2022 – 2023 period, and separate rail and road traffic on all road-rail bridges.