Editing Shinkansen (section)

==== Vietnam ====
[[Vietnam Railways]] was considering the use of Shinkansen technology for [[North–South Express Railway (Vietnam)|high-speed rail]] between the capital [[Hanoi]] and the southern commercial hub of [[Ho Chi Minh City]], according to the [[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]], citing an interview with Chief Executive Officer Nguyen Huu Bang. The Vietnamese government had already given basic approval for the Shinkansen system, although it still requires financing and formal consent from the prime minister. Vietnam rejected a funding proposal in 2010, so funding for the $56 billion project is uncertain. Hanoi was exploring additional Japanese funding [[Official Development Assistance]] as well as funds from the [[World Bank]] and [[Asian Development Bank]]. The {{convert|1560|km|mi|adj=on}} line would replace the current colonial-era rail line. [[Vietnam]] hoped to launch high-speed trains by 2020 and planned to start by building three sections, including a {{cvt|90|km|mi}} stretch between the central coastal cities of [[Da Nang]] and [[Huế]], seen as potentially most profitable. Vietnam Railways had sent engineers to [[Central Japan Railway Company]] for technical training.<ref name="Nikkei">{{cite web |date=13 August 2009 |title= |script-title=ja:ベトナム縦断で新幹線 国営鉄道会長、2020年部分開業目指す |trans-title=Shinkansen national railway chairman crosses Vietnam, aiming for partial opening in 2020 |url=http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/kaigai/20090813AT2M1203A12082009.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904043603/http://www.nikkei.co.jp/news/kaigai/20090813AT2M1203A12082009.html |archive-date=4 September 2009 |access-date=13 August 2009 |publisher=The Nikkei Net |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="AFP">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gv5p5C0gfrQ43JZcXx7lZ39KyfTg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823063033/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gv5p5C0gfrQ43JZcXx7lZ39KyfTg |archive-date=23 August 2009 |title=Vietnam plans Japanese bullet train link |publisher= AFP |date=13 August 2009 |access-date=13 August 2009 }}</ref>