Amendments to the Investment Law related to the railway sector
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Anh Monday 6th October 2025 at 19:44
(Dan Tri) - Amending the Investment Law (replacement) related to the railway sector aims to create an open, stable, long-term, safe investment environment, encouraging and attracting private investors to participate.
The Government Office issued Document No. 9533 dated October 4 conveying the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on amending the Investment Law (replacement) related to the railway sector.
Specifically, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha assigned the Ministry of Finance to urgently preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Justice to receive the opinions of the Ministry of Construction in the documents sent to the Ministry of Finance to include the proposed amendments to the Railway Law No. 95 dated June 27 into the Draft Investment Law (replacement) according to the direction of the Prime Minister in Document 9271 dated September 29.
The Ministry of Finance amends and supplements to clarify regulations on contract term, contract term extension; contents on priorities, incentives, and investment incentives for important and strategic infrastructure projects in the current Investment Law.
Thereby, creating an open, stable, long-term, and safe investment environment, encouraging and attracting private investors to participate in investing in developing the country's infrastructure system in accordance with the direction of Resolution 68 of the Politburo.
At the same time, the Ministry of Finance needs to complete the Draft Investment Law (replacement), coordinate with the Government Office to organize the collection of opinions from Government members on the amended contents related to the railway sector; authorized by the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Government, promptly submit it to the National Assembly for approval at the 10th Session of the 15th National Assembly.
The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Justice to promptly give opinions on the content of the Ministry of Construction's proposal to amend the Railway Law and the content of the Draft Investment Law (replacement) of the Ministry of Finance after receiving and completing it according to the comments of the Ministry of Construction and sending them to the Ministry of Finance.
The Ministry of Construction proactively and actively coordinates with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice in the process of explaining and receiving opinions from the National Assembly on contents related to the railway sector and in the process of completing the Draft Investment Law (replacement).
Previously, the Ministry of Construction sent a document to the Ministry of Finance proposing to amend the provisions at Point c, Clause 3, Article 24 of the Railway Law in the direction of abolishing Point c, Clause 3, Article 24 of the Railway Law 2025 and adding a clause to Article 40 of the draft Investment Law (replacement).
Specifically, for national and local railways, investors transfer all assets formed from the project to the State after the project's operating period expires, and the State pays investors according to Government regulations.
The Ministry of Construction has also sent the Impact Assessment Report, practical basis, and legal basis to the Ministry of Finance for coordination.
Hai Phong dismantles 225 fake graves in railway project area Hoang Dung
Monday 27 October 2025 - 20:59
(Dan Tri) - Authorities in An Khanh commune, Hai Phong city discovered 225 newly built graves without remains in the land clearance area for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project.
On 27 October 2025, the People's Committee of An Khanh Commune (Hai Phong City) informed the press that local authorities had completed the demolition of 225 graves with signs of forgery within the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project passing through the area.
Through inspection, these 225 graves belonged to 17 households. All of them had no skeletons, were built on concrete foundations, the mortar was still new, and had no entrances. Notably, many of the tombstones bore the same names of the deceased, showing signs of forgery.
Some households built dozens of graves at the same time, such as Mr. Tran Van V. (Minh Khai village) with 33 graves, Mr. Bui Van N. (Kim Cham village) with 29 graves. Working with the authorities, the households said that they built graves to "reserve space", however this reason was considered unconvincing, because many graves appeared after the project boundary markers had been placed.
According to the leader of An Khanh commune, the construction of fake graves may be aimed at taking advantage of compensation policies. If not discovered in time, it will cause billions of dong in damage to the budget.
The commune authorities have been propagandizing and mobilizing people to dismantle and move the graves out of the project area. To date, all 225 fake graves have been cleared.
The authorities continue to monitor and verify to handle violations according to regulations. Previously, during the process of site clearance for a number of projects in the area, the authorities also discovered the phenomenon of people falsifying assets to take advantage of compensation.
HANOI QUANG NINH HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY: OPERATING UP TO 350 KM/H REALITY OR JUST EXPECTATION?
The Hanoi Quang Ninh high-speed railway is expected to reach speeds of up to 350 km/h, but is that feasible? Expert Nguyen Chi Dat calculated and commented:
📌 Design parameters:
Length: 124.1 km (phase 1: 120.9 km)
Double track, electrified
Design speed: 250 350 km/h
Main stations: Co Loa, Gia Binh, Yen Tu, Ha Long
⚠️ Actual operation only reaches 250 km/h due to technical factors:
The centerline distance of the track is only 4.5 m (required ≥ 5.0 m for 350 km/h according to TCVN 8893:2020)
The smallest horizontal curve radius is 40005000 m → only suitable for speeds ≤ 300 km/h
Slope 25 in 1000 → only meets grade 1 railway standards (speed ≤ 200 km/h)
The train control technology Closing the mobile track is still being tested and has not been deployed in practice
📣 Conclusion:
The Hanoi Quang Ninh route does not yet have the conditions to operate at a speed of 350 km/h. It is necessary to adjust the technical documents to ensure feasibility.
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