Vietnam to set up panel to steer high-speed railway in right direction


Passengers get on a train from Hanoi to HCM City. —VNA/VNS

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính has assigned the Ministry of Transport to establish a steering committee to formulate a project on investment policies on the North-South High-Speed Railway and other national rail projects.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha will head the steering committee. Three ministers of Transport, Planning and Investment, and Finance will be deputy heads of the steering committee.

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