The capital of Hanoi was named the world’s 97th smartest city, moving up three places from its ranking in 2023, according to the 2024 Smart City Index.

The Ministry of Construction has asked the Hà Nội People's Committee to inspect projects and apartment complexes with sudden price hikes, to better regulate the city's real estate market.

HCM City could issue bonds for overseas Vietnamese to buy to fund the city’s infrastructure projects, a conference on channeling remittance into infrastructure heard on April 23.

The amended Land Law, approved by the National Assembly in January 2024, is expected to exert impacts on the business activities of overseas Vietnamese (OVs), including those in Australia., said a lawyer.

Việt Nam and Australia on Tuesday vowed to strengthen climate and energy cooperation to achieve emissions reduction targets and promote sustainability in the region at the Australia-Vietnam Green Economy Summit.

Both Hà Nội and HCM City received a rather poor scores of CCC in the Technology aspect, while in terms of Structures, the capital city Hà Nội fared a little better than the southern economic centre (CC compared to CCC).

Leaders of the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng discussed cooperation measures with Jeong-kee Kim, visiting Chief Executive Officer of the Secretariat of CityNet, the regional network of local authorities for the management of human settlements.

The Vietnamese economy has shown signs of vitality in the first quarter, and is likely to maintain a positive growth trajectory. The Government, ministries and sectors have demonstrated high determination in promoting the real estate market, particularly in ensuring the safe and healthy development of the housing segment.

Japanese and Vietnamese investors of The One World urban area project in the southern province of Binh Duong received in-principal approval at a ceremony in the locality on April 17.

The Ministry of Transport will focus on impactful projects and prioritise investment resources for key airports that play a crucial role in socio-economic development and international integration.

This shift in mindset has galvanised efforts to attract investments and catalyse the launch of large-scale housing projects.