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A bomb weighing nearly 230kg was successfully removed to a safe place in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 9.

The Ministry of Construction has been asked to work with other ministries and sectors to draft and submit a plan to build at least 1 million apartments of social housing for workers and low-income earners between now and 2030 to the Government in August.

Up to 85% of firms have an optimistic outlook for the business environment in Q4, whereas 15% are pessimistic about the future, according to a survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien is paying an official visit to Laos.

During the past 75 years, the Party and State of Vietnam has honored veterans by issuing policies to support those who served the country. Each year activities are held to honour martyrs and wounded soldiers who sacrificed their lives for liberation and reunification. These heroes were also honored for national construction and their continued actions to safeguard the country.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee will share its experience in people-to-people diplomacy with the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee and help the Lao side with the establishment of farmers’ association, President of the VFF Central Committee Do Van Chien pledged on July 26.

The Construction Joint Stock Company 47 has announced that it had recently reached a deal with Song Da 5 Joint Stock Company to construct the Nam Pha, Nam Phak and Phouphong dams at the Nam Phak hydropower project in Laos.

Up to 85% of enterprises in the processing-manufacturing and construction sectors expected better and stable business situation in the third quarter of this year, while only 15% predicted that the situation may be tougher, according to a survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has approved 12 sub-projects of a mega project to build the eastern section of the North-South Expressway in the 2021-2025 period.

Steel producer Hoa Phat Group has signed a contract to export 8,000 tonnes of rebar to Mexico, its first order from the North American country.

The great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos are reflected via photos, documents and objects at an exhibition, which was opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on July 18.

Panasonic Electric Works Vietnam Co. Ltd. (Electric Works Company) will accelerate the expansion of its electrical construction material business to grow sales by approximately 3.5 times over the next decade, equivalent to a 365 million USD increase.

The national costume to be worn by Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen at Miss Supranational 2022 will feature a traditional painting of Vietnam, telling the story of the national construction of the Vietnamese people.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Construction and the Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transport signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on construction in Hanoi on July 13.

Limited capital and scarce supply, along with new regulations on property tax, are putting pressure on real estate businesses.

Lower steel prices and public investment disbursement are expected to provide growth momentum for the construction industry over the second half of 2022.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Vietnam Federation of Civil Engineering Association (VFCEA) to improve the quality of consulting, assessment and social criticism in the construction sector.

Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product in the second quarter of this year was estimated to increase 7.72% year-on-year, higher than the growth rates in the same quarters during the 2011-2021 period, the General Statistics Office has reported.

Positive changes in the real estate sector are crucial if the country wants to meet its green growth targets. Along with construction, the sector is the source of nearly 40% of carbon emissions in the world and consumes about 36 percent of total power generated globally, according to experts.

The Lao government has “green-lighted” a feasibility study on a railway route connecting the Vientiane capital with Thakhek in central Khammouane province, part of the Laos-Vietnam Railway Project (LVRP).