Hanoi needs $3.9 bln for social housing projects
Hanoi needs VND90 trillion ($3.88 billion) to develop 7.2 million square meters of social housing in the next five years amid a shortage of low-cost residential real estate.
Garbage everywhere in Hanoi as protestors block road to dump
With the road leading to Hanoi’s largest waste treatment plant blocked by protestors demanding compensation and resettlement, garbage is piling up around the city.
Vietnam: Asean Smart Cities is the way forward to the future
The Asean Smart Cities Network High-Level Forum 2020 kicked off in Hanoi with the aim of promoting the sharing of initiatives, experiences and co-operation between Vietnamese cities and their urban counterparts throughout the region.
Train coaches for HCMC’s first metro line leave Japan
Fifty one coaches meant for HCMC’s first metro line have been shipped from Japan and are expected to arrive in the city next Thursday.
New bike sharing scheme proposed for downtown HCMC
The municipal Transport Department has proposed a new bike sharing scheme for downtown HCMC with 43 stations and 400 bikes to encourage public transportation.
HCMC plans to open more downtown walking streets
Ho Chi Minh City is considering a proposal to turn five downtown streets into walking zones to better accommodate residents and tourists.
Saigon skyscraper investor submits museum repair plan
The investor of a downtown skyscraper that has allegedly damaged the century-old HCMC Fine Arts Museum submitted repair plans to city authorities Friday.
Foreigners own 2 pct of Vietnam housing supply
Foreigners own around 16,000 apartments in Vietnam, or 2 percent of the total housing supply, and this has not affected local people’s opportunity to buy houses, a report says.
HCMC plans $17 billion boost to public transport
HCMC seeks to invest VND393 trillion ($16.93 billion) over the next decade in a master plan to improve access to public transport and limit the use of private vehicles.
Ho Chi Minh City to charge car drivers entering downtown areas in 2021-25
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are set to begin charging automobile drivers an amount of money for entering downtown areas next year.
Ho Chi Minh City puts forward preservation plan for French-era railway HQ
A 20th-century building in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, believed to be the last remnant of Saigon’s early railway system, has found itself at the heart of an ongoing debate about how the city should preserve its past.
HCMC pushes ahead with ‘Vietnam’s Silicon Valley’ plan
The prime minister’s support for the ‘Vietnam’s Silicon Valley’ initiative has prompted HCMC to push ahead with a plan to merge three districts into one administrative unit.
COVID-19 yet to affect HCM City office space market
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow over the global economy, the HCM City office space market has not been badly affected this year, according to property consultancy companies.