THE PRIME MINISTER
Decision No. 355/QD-TTg dated February 25, 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the adjusted strategy for development of Vietnam’s transport through 2020, with a vision toward 2030
Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;
At the request of the Ministry of Transport,
DECIDES
Article 1. Approving the adjusted strategy for Vietnam’s transport development towards 2020, and the orientation towards 2030, in particular:
I. DEVELOPMENT VIEWPOINTS
1. Transport is a crucial component in the socio-economic infrastructure, one of the three breakthroughs, of which the investments needs prioritizing in order to develop rapidly and sustainably, for the purpose of creating a foundation for socio-economic development, ensuring National defense and security, and serving the industrialization and modernization of the country.
2. Utilize the geographical advantage and natural resources, especially the marine potential, to develop the transport system reasonably and reduce social costs.
3. Develop comprehensive and focused transport infrastructure, take careful steps and drastic steps in modernization in order to create a complete and continuous network to connect the means of transport, the areas, between rural areas and urban areas nationwide. Emphasize the maintenance and application of developed technologies, improve the productivity, and ensure the efficiency and sustainability when developing the existing transport infrastructure.
4. Develop a modern, safe, and economical transport systems with higher and higher quality, reduce environmental pollution and save energy; apply advanced transport technologies, especially multimodal transport and logistics.
5. Integrate new investment with improvement, upgrade, and in-depth investment in order to increase the efficiency of existing transport facilities, quickly innovate and approach modern technologies, especially in shipbuilding, car manufacture, locomotive and carriage manufacture for domestic use and export.
