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.

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.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged ministries, agencies, and localities to act with “greater speed and boldness” to carry out Vietnam’s railway projects at the second meeting of the Steering Committee for key national railway projects in Hanoi on April 26.

Efforts are being ramped up to fast-track three railway projects linking Vietnam and China, with the aim of making them symbolic project in bilateral cooperation, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a decision establishing a steering committee for key national railway projects, with himself acting as its head.

VOV.VN - Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an Indian conglomerate, would like to participate in urban railway projects in Hanoi, contributing to the development of a modern and sustainable public transportation system in the city.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Association of Construction Contractors (VACC) has proposed several specific mechanisms and policies for effective implementation of the US$67.3 billion North-South high-speed railway project that was recently passed by the National Assembly.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the construction site of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project and attended the groundbreaking ceremony of a social housing project in Lao Cai city in the northern mountainous province of the same name on December 22.