VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, while attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, China, met with Jin Liqun, President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), on August 31, discussing the bank’s financial support for key infrastructure projects in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Science and Technology to work with the Ministry of Construction and relevant agencies to swiftly finalise Vietnamese standards and regulations for high-speed railways by referencing and adopting international standards.

VOV.VN - Vietnam aims to speed up the implementation of key railway projects connecting with China, including the Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong, Hanoi–Lang Son, and Hanoi–Mong Cai lines.

Hanoi Metro One Member Limited Company, the operator of the Cat Linh–Ha Dong and Nhon–Hanoi Station urban railway lines, has reported nearly triple its profit in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.

VOV.VN - Approximately 4,000 passengers have traveled on the international Vietnam–China international rail service since its resumption in late May, according to the Vietnam Railways Corporation.

The capital city of Hanoi is ramping up efforts to prepare for its urban railway projects whose construction is slated to begin this year.

Hanoi will break ground for two key urban railway projects in the fourth quarter of 2025, as part of the city's long-term strategy to expand public transport system, thus easing traffic congestion.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered a nationwide launch of land acquisition for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong standard-gauge railway project and the North–South high-speed railway project on August 19, with a deadline set no later than the end of 2026.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 9 called on ministries, sectors, and local authorities to take active and responsible roles in carrying out national key railway projects, delaying or evading responsibility to ensure that assigned tasks are swiftly translated into concrete actions and legal documents.

VOV.VN - With 426 out of 440 votes in favour, the National Assembly passed the amended Railway Law in Hanoi on June 27, permitting the private sector to invest in railway projects.