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The Government Office issued Notice No. 217/TB-VPCP dated April 28, 2026 on the conclusion of Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc at the meeting on the implementation of the high-speed railway project on the North - South axis and other railway routes. Download Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc worked with the Ministry of Construction, a number of ministries, branches, and the City. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the implementation of railway projects - Photo: VGP/Phuong Nguyen. At the meeting, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc highly appreciated the efforts of ministries, branches and localities in implementing railway projects in recent times. These are important projects, effectively contributing to the implementation of the Resolution of the 14th National Congress of the Party and the double-digit growth target. This is a new, complex field with many difficulties, requiring drastic participation from the entire political system. The implementation of projects must have an overall assessment of economics, politics, foreign affairs, efficiency, ensuring economic and financial efficiency, in accordance with the strategic autonomy orientation of railway industry development, with an appropriate management and operation organization model. Urgently carry out site clearance; perfecting institutions on investment, management, and operation of railway projects. The Standing Deputy Prime Minister requests ministries, branches, and localities according to their functions and tasks to proactively implement the Resolution of the 14th Party Congress, Conclusion No. 18-KL/TW dated April 2, 2026 of the Party Central Committee, the direction of the Politburo, General Secretary To Lam and tasks assigned by the Government and Prime Minister in recent times; ensure progress, quality, investment efficiency, within authority, without pushing or avoiding responsibility. Localities with passing projects must urgently carry out site clearance work immediately after the Ministry of Construction hands over documents and site clearance boundary markers. The Ministry of Construction and relevant ministries and branches continue to review to propose amendments, supplements, and completion of institutions and laws on investment, management, and operation of railway projects, ensuring efficiency and in accordance with Vietnams practical conditions. The Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Construction urgently review and build Develop and promulgate an additional system of standards and regulations on railways (high-speed railways, standard gauge railways, urban railways) suitable to Vietnamese conditions but approaching international practices for uniform application; including completing standards and regulations on urban railways in June 2026 for uniform application throughout the country, noting the need to consider connection with the national railway system. Training human resources, ensuring autonomy in operation and exploitation of railway projects. Ministries, branches, Vietnam Railway Corporation, and related businesses must proactively develop plans and organize the implementation of human resource training for their units to meet social and economic needs. associated with business needs; Training funds are implemented in accordance with the law. The Ministry of Construction presides over mobilizing legal resources (including ODA and grant aid) to train agencies under the Ministry and needs to arrange training costs in projects to ensure autonomy in operation, exploitation and maintenance of new railway projects and development of the railway industry. The Ministry of Construction is responsible for reviewing the entire system of norms and unit prices to build and issue to ensure full compliance. appropriate to actual conditions, considering the exploitation and use of works with a long-term vision. For work items in Vietnam that do not have new machinery, equipment or technology, the Ministry of Construction presides over working with partners to receive, evaluate and promulgate construction norms applicable specifically to the project, economically and effectively, and at the same time have a research roadmap to promulgate general application. Regarding the high-speed railway project on the North - South axis, the Ministry of Construction urgently completes the projects. Procedures for selecting consultants to prepare a Project Feasibility Study Report in Quarter II/2026. Localities urgently plan to promote the economic efficiency of the high-speed railway on the North - South axis. Choosing technology transfer partners must be associated with the prerequisite of transferring technology to Vietnam. Urgently review progress; Removing difficulties in urban railway projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City Regarding the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway, the Ministry of Construction urgently reviewed and evaluated the research contents and proposals of the Consultant on the Project Feasibility Study Report, ensuring project efficiency, long-term vision, connecting economic centers and synchronizing transport modes; Note, do not disregard the processes, technical standards, quality and efficiency of the project because of schedule pressure, and must ensure absolute safety in all cases for the entire project life cycle. In case the project investment policy must be adjusted, the Ministry of Construction urgently completes the dossier to submit to the Government in May 2026, and submits to the National Assembly Standing Committee in June 2026. The Ministry of Finance presides over and coordinates with the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urgently deploy procedures for negotiating the Agreement.intends to borrow capital for the project. For the Hanoi - Dong Dang railway, the Ministry of Construction and relevant ministries, branches and localities urgently implement the conclusions of the General Secretary in Notice No. 28-TB/VPTW
