HANOI, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's Ministry of Construction will issue 37 sets of Vietnamese standards for the north-south high-speed railway project before Oct. 30, the Voice of Vietnam reported Tuesday.
According to the report, the standards will be equivalent to those of the International Organization for Standardization.
Speaking at the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly on Monday, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed the country's commitment to start the project next year, local daily Tien Phong reported.
The north-south high-speed railway, with a total investment of about 1.7 quadrillion Vietnamese dong (about 64.5 billion U.S. dollars), will run approximately 1,541 km through the country. ■
