Work to start on 2 Vietnam-China high-speed railways by 2030, Hanoi says

Name: Xi Jinping says Vietnam is a ‘diplomatic priority’ as Chinese leader seeks closer bilateral ties
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Description: Xi Jinping says Vietnam is a ‘diplomatic priority’ as Chinese leader seeks closer bilateral ties

One of the lines is planned to run from Haiphong and Quang Ninh to the border with China’s Yunnan province. The other is from Hanoi to near Guangxi

Vietnam’s National Assembly chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met executives of Chinese railway companies on Monday during his ongoing visit to Beijing

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A train is see in Vientiane on the Chinese-built Laos-China railway, which opened in December 2021. Vietnam plans to start work on two railways linking the Southeast Asian nation to its giant northern neighbour. Photo: Kyodo News via Getty Images

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Published: 3:35pm, 10 Apr 2024

Vietnam aims to start building two high-speed railway lines linking its capital Hanoi with China before 2030, the Ministry of Planning and Investment said, another sign of a recent warming of ties between the two communist-ruled neighbours.

China is Vietnam’s largest trading partner and a vital source of imports for its manufacturing sector. The two countries are already connected via a system of highways and two railway lines that are old and need upgrading on the Vietnam side.

One of the planned high-speed lines would run from Vietnam’s port cities of Haiphong and Quang Ninh through Hanoi to Lao Cai province, which borders China’s Yunnan province, the ministry said in a statement released late on Tuesday.

The other would run from Hanoi to Lang Son province, which borders China’s Guangxi region, passing through an area densely populated with global manufacturing facilities, including some owned by Chinese investors.

The ministry didn’t provide further details about the projects.

Earlier this month, Vietnam said it was seeking to learn from China to develop its first high-speed railway network and had sent its officials to work with Chinese railway companies.

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Xi Jinping says Vietnam is a ‘diplomatic priority’ as Chinese leader seeks closer bilateral ties

A massive high-speed railway line linking capital Hanoi with business hub Ho Chi Minh City is also being planned in the country.