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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.

The urban renovation and public beach development project in the northern coastal city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh Province, will not encroach on Ha Long Bay, local authorities have stated.

Ho Chi Minh City should push for completion of programmes on flooding, pollution, traffic congestion and urban renovation, Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, said at a recent meeting.

A new housing plan to 2020 that will improve city landscapes and quality of life for its residents has been approved by HCM City authorities.

While housing developers in Ho Chi Minh City are looking for occupants for over 15,000 apartments they have built, the city's authorities said more such apartments are needed to resettle people moved out of their houses for various reasons.

Bien Hoa city in the southern province of Dong Nai needs over 36 trillion VND (over 1.6 billion USD) to implement urban renovation and renewal projects between 2016 and 2030.

Prime Ministers of Vietnam and Japan Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Shinzo Abe have reaffirmed their determination to foster the Vietnam-Japan relationship in a comprehensive and extensive manner in a joint statement.

HCM City will mobilise all possible resources for spending on anti-pollution measures and urban improvement to raise the quality of life as set out in a recent Party Committee resolution.

HCM City, which plans to relocate people living in slums along canals, will move them to places nearby in order not to dislocate their lives.