Vietnam can improve rail by emulating global systems

Vietnam can improve rail by emulating global systems

The domestic railway industry is yet to attract much private investment, despite efforts to make improvements. Tran Thien Canh, director of the Vietnam Railway Authority, spoke with VIR’s Tung Anh about future expectations and the prospects of revised rules.
VNR encouraged to stay hungry for railway headway

VNR encouraged to stay hungry for railway headway

Vietnam Railway Corporation is being urged to step up its progress to help fund a high-speed railway project on the North-South axis.
Rail monopoly plans off track

Rail monopoly plans off track

Vietnam Railways’ plans to surrender its long-established monopoly on the country’s lucrative cargo transport sector are being derailed, leaving foreign investors such as Lotte Group in the lurch until at least 2020.