Hanoi, Feb. 19 -- The National Assembly (NA) on February 19 morning adopted a resolution on piloting specific mechanisms and policies for the development of urban railway networks in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as part of its ongoing ninth extraordinary session.

The resolution was approved with all 459 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 96.03% of the total number of deputies.

The resolution, with 11 articles, aims to mobilise all legal resources, shorten the implementation progress, effectively utilise land resources; strongly empower the two cities in implementing investments in urban railway projects, and realise the resolutions and conclusions of the Party Central Committee and the Politburo.

It six specific and ...