Politburo member Vuong Dinh Hue, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, made a working trip to the Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park on July 10 with the aim of removing bottlenecks for the park to welcome a new wave of investment.

(Construction) - On July 10 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Construction held a meeting to appraise a proposal accepting Ky Anh town, Ha Tinh province as a grade-III city. Deputy Minister Nguyen Tuong Van chaired the meeting.

(Construction) - On July 10, the Ministry of Construction organized a meeting to propagate the law on anti-corruption.

The new launch of condominiums in the second quarter of this year (Q2) nearly tripled that of the previous quarter, showing recovery of sales activities, according to CBRE Vietnam's quarterly report on the Hanoi market released at a recent online press conference.

Vietnamese shares soared on Thursday morning, driven by banking and real estate sectors.

(Construction) - On July 9, the delegation of Ministry of Construction led by Deputy Minister Le Quang Hung had a site survey to Ta Trach reservoir and worked with the leader of Thua Thien - Hue province, on the disaster prevention and rescue tasks.

(Construction) - On July 9, Vietnam Construction Trade Union held the 6th Executive Committee meeting, term XIII (extended).

HẠ LONG — More than VNĐ2.5 trillion (US$108.7 million) sourced from the State budget, private donors and Hạ Long Bay’s entrance fees will be invested this year in building 57 new pieces of infrastructure in the northern coastal city of Hạ Long.

Hanoi has raised more than 11.79 trillion VND (508.18 million USD) for building new-style rural areas in the first six months of 2020.

It’s only the beginning of the morning but the parking lots on Phuong Mai street in Hanoi are full.

(Construction) - On July 6, Deputy Minister Nguyen Dinh Toan had a meeting section with Hanoi Architecture University (HAU) related to building a multi-function building at Km10 Nguyen Trai (Hanoi).

Disbursement of public investment in the first six months of 2020 amounted to nearly 156 trillion VND (6.73 million USD), fulfilling 33.1 percent of the plan set by the National Assembly and the Prime Minister, higher than the 28.56 percent recorded in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

HCM CITY - HCM City plans to stop construction of high-rise apartment buildings in downtown areas and focus instead on building such residential complexes along the first metro route in the eastern part of the city comprising districts 2, 9 and Thủ Đức.

HÀ NỘI - Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved adding three industrial parks (IPs) with a total area of 567 hectares in the northern province of Hưng Yên to the national IP development planning.

HÀ NỘI - The proposed construction of a parking lot and the Aeon Mall Hoàng Mai Trade centre will soon be decided upon by the Hà Nội People's Committee as Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the adjustment of the construction planning of the capital city.

HÀ NỘI - The domestic real estate market is hoped to have growth in the fourth quarter of this year and before the Lunar New Year 2021 if, by this year-end, the domestic economy is restored to levels from before the COVID-19 pandemic.

HÀ NỘI - The Onsen Fuji Services Travel Joint Stock Company has proposed investing in a high-class marine resort project, the Wyndham Costa Hà Tĩnh, in the central province of Hà Tĩnh.

(Construction) - On July 2nd, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tuong Van chaired the meeting of appraising the Proposal for recognizing the extension of Tien Yen town to meet the criteria of category IV. The appraisal council evaluated the proposal of 88.5 points.

(Construction) - On July 2nd, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tuong Van chaired the meeting of appraising the proposal to recognize Quang Yen as a class-III city. The appraisal council evaluated the proposal of 88.5 points.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)'s Hanoi chapter on July 2 presented 38 billion VND (1,640 USD) to the Vietnam People’s Navy High Command to help build a multipurpose cultural house in Truong Sa (Spratly) island district, Khanh Hoa province.

(Construction) - Nishimatsu Construction and Organization for Marine Science and Technology of Nagasaki University have developed an airship-shaped tunnel inspection robot. They tested the robot in the 2.6 km water tunnel at the hydro power plant and confirmed it was capable of flying autonomously while inspecting the wall of the tunnel. The company is considering using it for inspection of deteriorated agricultural waterway tunnels.

Housing demand remains high in Ho Chi Minh City despite impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to US-based real estate and investment management services firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL).

(Construction) - On July 1st in Hanoi, the Ministry of Construction held a ceremony to announce and award high quality construction works and construction bidding packages to units that have decisions on periods of April 2019 and January 2020.

(Construction) - Tokyo Metro conducted an experiment on June 12 of a robot which can disinfect and work as a security guard at Tsukishima station on Yurakucho Line.

The Ministry of Transport will start construction work on seven key projects in the second half of this year, heard an online conference on the ministry’s tasks for the six remaining months held in Hanoi on June 30.

HCM CITY - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh on Monday led a Government working group to inspect components of HCM City’s first metro line Bến Thành-Suối Tiên.

(Construction) - In 2 days (27 and 28 June) in Hanoi, with the spirit "Solidarity - Innovation - Efficiency - Development", Party Committee of Housing and Urban Development Investment Corporation (HUD) successfully organized the 5th National Congress, term 2020 - 2025.

The property industry in Ho Chi Minh City, and in fact the country in general, faces several problems that need urgent solutions, especially with regard to legal provisions.

(Construction) - Japanese construction companies Kajima and Takenaka, together with two construction machinery rental companies Actio, and Kanamoto have developed the remote operation system for tower cranes.

By 2045, when Vietnam becomes a developed country, Hanoi must have developed into one of the political, economic and cultural centres in East Asia, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.