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Hot issues relating to construction, transport, and culture sectors dominated the second day of the National Assembly’s Q&A session on June 5.

Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha on June 5 continued taking the podium to answer questions raised by legislators, including those related to the construction of too many high-rise buildings in big cities, especially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City has decided to convert a number of private transport infrastructure projects that were designated as BOT (build – operate – transfer) and BT (Built – Transfer) into public projects.

Hanoi will build its parts of the ring roads no.4 and no.5 between 2021-2025 in an effort to complete the local transport infrastructure, said the municipal Department of Transport.

Ho Chi Minh City requires huge investment in infrastructure, and authorities have solicited investment of some 42 billion USD in the five-year period until 2020.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved an investment project for the construction of the Hoa Binh-Moc Chau expressway under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Hanoi’s authorities began planning to move universities from the capital city’s inner districts to the suburbs about 20 years ago but up to now, few university relocation projects have been carried out and none is completed.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a Government delegation held a working session in Can Tho City on April 5 with leaders of cities and provinces in the Mekong Delta and the southeastern region with a focus on transport infrastructure, which is considered a bottleneck in regional development.

An economic forum gathering northern coastal localities and their neighbours was held in Quang Ninh province on April 2, aiming to enhance the region’s connectivity in economic development and business climate improvement.

The World Bank made public a report on improving Vietnam’s land transport and a strategy on sustainable development of inland waterway transport in the country at a workshop in Hanoi on March 28.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has hailed Gia Lai province for its socio-economic performance in 2018, particularly a growth rate of 8 percent.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China Lu Xinshe in Hanoi on March 19.

Information work plays an important role in consolidating public confidence in domestic production, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Distance is no longer a problem for property investors in and around Ho Chi Minh City thanks to improved transport infrastructure.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has decided to devolve decision making authority to departments and local authorities in certain areas.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has affirmed that the Government will continue partnering with the transport sector to promptly clear its obstacles, making it a vanguard in socio-economic development.

A workshop was held in Hanoi on December 20 to help the Ministry of Industry and Trade implement an action plan to increase the competitiveness of logistics services in Vietnam through 2025, as well as to attract investment to build logistics centres so as to boost the sale of Vietnamese goods in the European and American regions.

The northern province of Quang Ninh enjoyed a bustling year with some 50 cultural, sports and tourism events and around 12.2 million visitors when it hosted the Visit Vietnam Year 2018.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong asked the northern port city of Hai Phong to develop a strong sea-based economy during a meeting between the Politburo and the municipal Party Committee in Hanoi on December 13.

A conference in Soc Trang province on December 12 underlined the need for transport infrastructure connectivity in the Mekong Delta to fuel local development.