Urgently develop a feasibility study report for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project

On the evening of September 7, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting to review and continue to promote the implementation of the North-South high-speed railway project and the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway route, including the construction, appraisal and announcement of high-speed railway standards and regulations, and the allocation of capital for the projects.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the meeting.

Also attending were comrade Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs ; comrades of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Ministers Bui Thanh Son and Nguyen Chi Dung.

Concluding the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly appreciated the efforts of ministries and agencies with positive progress; assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to proactively deploy work related to land, forests, and environment with the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway project; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Construction to coordinate with the Chinese side to prepare for the meeting of the Vietnam-China Railway Joint Cooperation Committee, the preparation must be very specific, including the selection of consultants.

The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Construction to urgently prepare a feasibility study report to start the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong standard gauge railway project on December 19, 2025; coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology to complete the announcement of standards and regulations in October according to the provisions of law; coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in work related to route orientation, land, forests, environment, and coordinate with localities to proactively clear the site according to the Resolution of the National Assembly.

The Prime Minister also gave instructions on allocating capital for the project, including proactively sourcing public investment, proposing loan sources (including capital from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank); technical design...

The Prime Minister assigned Deputy Prime Ministers to directly direct specific related fields, the Government Office to monitor and urge; required ministries and agencies to report weekly on assigned tasks; with difficulties and problems, they must be resolved within their authority, if beyond their authority, they must be reported to competent authorities for consideration and decision.

According to Nhan Dan

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