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Bullet train gets a second look

The Ministry of Transport is conducting a new feasibility study for the construction of North-South Express Railway, with a focus on two initial sections – Hanoi - Vinh and HCM City - Nha Trang. The study has been initiated after the National Assembly last June rejected the complete 1,570km North-South Express Railway project, saying the cost of 55.85 billion USD was prohibitive.

Bullet train gets a second look

The Ministry of Transport is conducting a new feasibility study for the construction of North-South Express Railway, with a focus on two initial sections – Ha Noi - Vinh and HCM City - Nha Trang.

Top 10 economic events in Vietnam 2010

Top 10 economic events in Vietnam 2010

Saigon Times Group has selected the ten most outstanding economic events in Vietnam in 2010 as follows:

Gov’t in hot seat on north-south railroad

Gov’t in hot seat on north-south railroad

Lawmakers seethe at ‘adamant’ push for rejected project

Feasibility studies begin on inter-city express rail links

Feasibility studies begin on inter-city express rail links

Transport ministry has asked JICA to conduct studies on two portions of an express-railway linking Hanoi with Vinh City and HCMC-Nha Trang

Feasibility studies begin on inter-city express rail links

Feasibility studies begin on inter-city express rail links

Transport ministry has asked JICA to conduct studies on two portions of an express-railway linking Hanoi with Vinh City and HCMC-Nha Trang

Gov’t determined to pursue express railway project

HANOI – The Government has reiterated its intention to press ahead with a controversial big-ticket project to build the country’s first express railway linking the two biggest cities, Hanoi and HCMC, but two priority stretches will be studied first.

Feasibility studies begin on inter-city express rail links

The Ministry of Transport on Aug. 31 asked the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to start conducting feasibility studies on two portions of an express-railway linking Hanoi with Vinh City (the capital of central Nghe An province) and HCM City-Nha Trang.

Gov’t yet to plan investment for express railway

Gov’t yet to plan investment for express railway

Government has neither developed an investment plan nor taken any action to implement the Hanoi-HCMC express railway project

Gov’t yet to plan investment for express railway

Gov’t yet to plan investment for express railway

Government has neither developed an investment plan nor taken any action to implement the Hanoi-HCMC express railway project

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Vietnamese student dies in accident in US

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