Hanoi, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Science and Technology to work with the Ministry of Construction and relevant agencies to swiftly finalise Vietnamese standards and regulations for high-speed railways by referencing and adopting international standards. Chairing a meeting of the Government's permanent members on August 30 to push forward the North - South high-speed railway and the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway projects, PM Chinh pointed out the slow development and issuance of standards and regulations for high-speed rail despite four prior directives from the PM. He stressed that the National Assembly's resolutions permit a design speed of 160 km/h for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong r...