Hanoi recorded considerable achievements during the five years of implementing the resolution of the 16th municipal Party Congress for the 2015-2020 tenure.
Industrial parks in Dong Nai province in the gateway of the southern key economic zone have been preparing for an influx of foreign direct investment (FDI).
Foreign investors are getting access to various master plans and priority infrastructure projects and hearing directly from policymakers and authorities at the Infrastructure Vietnam Summit that opened on July 25 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Rapid Planning project of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has helped Da Nang city with a rapid trans-sectoral urban planning methodology, heard the Rapid Planning Final Conference held in the central coastal city on July 18.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee held a seminar on July 3 to discuss developing local services and zoning of service infrastructure for the 2020-2030 period.
Ho Chi Minh City has great potential for smart-city development but lags far behind other Asian smart cities, according to a study issued by the HCM City-based University of Economics.
The second International Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering was opened at the University of Transport and Communications (UTC) in Hanoi on November 24.
President Tran Dai Quang has urged authorities of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to focus on improving the quality of infrastructure planning for socio-economic and urban development, and effectively mobilising and using resources to promote its rapid and sustainable economic development.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong has urged Ho Chi Minh City to be proactive in gaining support and assistance from other sectors for its stronger growth.
Ho Chi Minh City needs to continue mobilising all resources to achieve sustainable growth in productivity, quality, efficiency and competitiveness for the rest of the year, a city official said.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan worth 600 million USD for Indonesia’s irrigation improvement programme to enhance food security and reduce poverty in rural areas.
Vice Chairman President of the Can Tho municipal People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam proposed establishing strategic partnership with Sweden in education-training, health care, transport.
In an effort to overcome current shortcomings and improve the efficiency of traditional markets, Hanoi will review and adjust the market network in tandem with infrastructure planning.
Vietnam's Government should work with private importers, exporters and transport companies to improve freight logistics because the evolving economy needs new strategies for strong growth.
Demand for transport infrastructure is increasing, so the Ministry of Transport must review transport system planning and seek private investment for transport projects.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation was signed between
Vietnam’s southern Binh Duong province and Eindhoven City of the
Netherlands on January 16.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
