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The Vietnamese Government has set up six working groups to speed up the disbursement of public investment to create impetus for post-pandemic economic growth.

Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi Dinh Tien Dung on March 23 hosted a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio and representatives of the Sumitomo Corporation of Japan and Vietnam's BRG Group to review the implementation of a smart city project in the northern area of Hanoi.

Public investment disbursement of the central city of Da Nang was estimated to reach 3.4 trillion VND (over 149 million USD) as of August, according to the municipal Department of Planning and Investment.

The southern province of Dong Nai has planned to complete ground clearance compensation and resettlement support for households affected by the construction of Long Thanh International Airport by the end of June, according to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Cao Tien Dung.

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) is striving to complete the North-South Expressway by the end of 2022.

Vu Hong Thanh, head of the National Assembly’s Committee for Economic Affairs, on July 15 urged the southern province of Dong Nai to maintain resources for land retrieval, compensation and resettlement work in service of the Long Thanh airport project.

The 13 provinces the North-South Expressway runs through have sped up land clearance to hand over land for the project before June 30.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is speeding up the removal of unexploded ordnance (UXO) at the Hue Imperial Citadel as part of a land clearance project.

Authorities in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have been asked to speed up procedures so that investors can be sought for important projects.

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is speeding up land clearance for the implementation of a water management project funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has ordered government officials to find a permanent solution to prevent annual forest fires that cause serious consequences.

The Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked for permission from the Prime Minister to create favourable conditions for investors in the city’s Thu Thiem new urban area in District 2 to ensure continued construction progress.

The northeastern province of Quang Ninh on August 22 started the construction of a coastal road connecting its Ha Long and Cam Pha cities.

Vietnam’s industrial zones have been attracting attention from foreign investors thanks to its robust economic growth, abundant workforce, and the signing of various free trade deals which are expected to form a more favourable business climate, according to the latest report from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged ministries, Tien Giang province, investors and bankers to work to ensure the progress and equality of the Trung Luong – My Thuan expressway – a key route for the development of the Mekong Delta while chairing a meeting of permanent Cabinet members in Hanoi on July 30.

The northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh has completed land clearance for the construction of Van Don – Mong Cai highway, a local official has said.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue will splash out more than 4 trillion VND (172 million USD) relocating 4,201 households illegally residing in the ancient citadel’s walls by 2025.

Industrial parks in the country have reported an average occupancy rate of nearly 74 percent, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Economic Zone Management Department.

Slow site clearance is a deeply-ingrained problem that has dogged the disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) loans, Director General of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Economic Relations Department Luu Quang Khanh.

Authorities in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau are working with local departments to speed up implementation of 34 key projects.