the same reports asserted that aid would be conditioned upon the export of Shinkansen technology. On 19 June 2010, after a month of deliberation, Vietnam's National Assembly rejected the high-speed rail proposal due to its high cost, leaving the project's future in doubt; National Assembly deputies are said to have asked for further study of the project. In January 2011, Vietnamese Minister of Transport, Hồ Nghĩa Dũng, suggested the line might be completed by 2030. The length of the proposed line was listed as 1555 km long with trains running at 300 km/h. After the rejection of the original plan by the house of deputies, Minister Dung has asked for a new feasibility plan by the end of 2011, whilst the Japanese development agency has suggested an interim solution where the line could be built to separate north and south sections. In 2021, the Vientamese Ministry of Transport announced plans to begin in 2028 with the a 250 km segment from Hanoi to Vinh and a 450 km segment between Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang, with a total cost of $5bn and a design speed of 320 km/h. In July 2022, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested support from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation for $10 billion in aid towards the project. Europe Belarus In 2017, Belarusian authorities agreed to offer land territories to CRCC Asia for construction of high-speed corridor between European Union (EU) and Russia. Chinese Engineering Companies are also interested in building highways and Russian High-Speed Railways, running in connection with this route with possible interchange with Moscow–Kazan High-Speed Rail Corridor. In 2019, Belarus also participated in the discussion of the planned St.Petersburg–Hamburg High-Speed Rail Corridor, but it is not yet added to official proposals. Belgium The 25N line opened in 2012–2018 is designed for speeds up to 220 km/h, but is limited to 160 km/h. In order to reduce traffic and time consumption, an existing line from Mechelen to Antwerp has been upgraded. Construction began in June 2013 and was completed in November 2021. It was opened to traffic on 14 December 2021. Czechia In 2017, the Government of the Czech Republic approved a high-speed rail development program, predicted to cost 645 billion korunas, or over 25 billion euros. The entire network will cover about 660 kilometers, and will include both the construction of new lines as well as upgrading existing lines to