Submit to the National Assembly the mechanism for appointing contractors for the North-South high-speed railway in May

North-South high-speed railway project graphics. Illustration created by AI

On April 5, the Government Office issued Notice No. 157/TB-VPCP on the conclusion of Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh - Head of the Steering Committee at the first meeting of the Steering Committee for important national railway projects and works.

According to the announcement, regarding the development of the railway industry and human resource training, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Construction, relevant ministries and agencies to develop a railway industry development project, submit it to the Government for promulgation; to be completed in June 2025.

The Prime Minister agreed with the proposal of Vietnam Railway Corporation on increasing the charter capital of Vietnam Railway Corporation; assigned Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc to direct the Ministry of Finance to guide the implementation in accordance with the order, procedures and legal regulations to submit to competent authorities for consideration and decision.

Regarding the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Finance to submit to the Prime Minister the establishment of a State Appraisal Council in April 2025 to conduct appraisal along with the process of preparing the project feasibility study report, meeting the construction commencement schedule in December 2025.

Agree with the proposal of the Ministry of Construction to start the construction package of the new Lao Cai station infrastructure and start the project's resettlement areas in 2025.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance, based on the Project's Pre-Feasibility Study Report, will work with the Chinese side to negotiate a Framework Agreement on the contents related to the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong Railway Project in May 2025, and sign a Loan Agreement in November 2025 immediately after approving the Feasibility Study Report.

Assign Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc to direct the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to draft and send an Official Letter from the Deputy Prime Minister requesting the Deputy Premier of the State Council of China in charge of the field to support China's preferential loans for this Project.

Regarding the Hanoi - Lang Son and Hai Phong - Ha Long - Mong Cai railway routes, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Construction to prepare documents to promptly and synchronously implement these projects.

For the high-speed railway project on the North-South axis, the Ministry of Construction submitted to the Government an additional mechanism on Bidding Designation for the project in April 2025; the Government submitted to the National Assembly Standing Committee and the National Assembly in May 2025.

The Ministry of Construction focuses on completing procedures to strive to start the project by the end of 2026. The Ministry of Construction reviews and studies to submit to competent authorities policies and mechanisms to speed up the project implementation progress.

Regarding the urban railway projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the Prime Minister requested that these two localities urgently implement Resolution No. 188/2025/QH15: preside over the development of detailed plans, work progress on implementing policies and mechanisms applicable to the two cities and issue separate plans for each city under the local authority; to be completed in May 2025.

The Prime Minister requested the People's Committees of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to review the implementation plans of the routes and clearly identify capital mobilization plans for each project.

The Ministry of Finance completes procedures and reports to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval of the proposed project of Line 3, Hanoi Station - Yen So (Hoang Mai) section at the request of the Hanoi People's Committee.

The Ministry of Finance will soon give its opinion on stopping the use of ODA capital and foreign preferential loans for the Ho Chi Minh City urban railway project, Line 2, Ben Thanh - Tham Luong section, and adjusting the capital source for the project.

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