The Party chief’s visit is significant after the National Assembly approved a resolution on February 19 to pilot mechanisms for Ho Chi Minh City’s urban railway development.

The road construction project is in line with the city's general planning guidelines and ensures connectivity with existing transportation networks outlined in approved planning schemes.

The line is expected to boost socio-economic growth along the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Haiphong corridor, improve national and international rail links, and support industrialization and modernization.

The Hanoi Housing Development and Investment Corporation (Handico) has recently reviewed the mid-term of the fourth Party congress for the 2015-2020 tenure.

The Hanoi People’s Committee released Decision No. 09/2018/QD-UBND to stipulate regulation on managing, exploiting and maintaining urban road system in the Capital city.

The International Vietbuild Exhibition opens in the central city of Da Nang on April 21 with 300 domestic and international businesses joining in.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung recently required relevant authorities to accelerate the draft of the feasibility study report on the Long Thanh Airport to submit it to the National Assembly in late 2019.

Deputy Minister of Construction has just signed an official letter, requesting Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa and Kien Giang provinces to put under control the dramatic land price increase in a short period of time in Van Don, Van Phong, and Phu Quoc.

The Ministry of Transport is scrutinizing a construction plan of a new higher speed rail route connecting the capital city of Hanoi to the northern border with China to promote bilateral trade.

Hanoi has proposed the Prime Minister to invest in three priority urban railway with a total investment of VND 125,614 billion.

To ensure the completion as required by the Ministry of Transport, the EPC contractor of Cat Linh - Ha Dong Railway project doubled the manpower for executing the project.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive on the accelerated implementation of measures to shorten time for granting construction licences and relevant procedures.

The government is eyeing to conclude the expansion plan of Tan Son Nhat Airport this March.

The proposal on adjusting the street and pavement rentals of Hanoi People`s Committee is assessed by many experts as contributing to management assistance, limiting traffic congestion, increasing revenue for the city budget, especially for temporary parking method.

Undersupply of Grade A office stock in the CBD has pushed office rents to levels not seen since 2008, indicates data from real estate consultancy JLL.

Vietnam`s top legislature on Friday decided to spend over 1 billion U.S. dollars on site clearance for construction of Long Thanh international airport in southern Dong Nai province.

The Hanoi People’s Committee issued Official Letter No. 5557/UBND-DT dated November 3, requesting People’s Committees of districts, suburban districts and towns to review implementation of Ha Noi’s planning on construction material development to 2020, orientation to 2030.

Thirty years after the launch of the economic reforms known as Doi Moi, Vietnam is considered a development success story, which marked by remarkable poverty reduction and economic growth. Vietnam reached middle-income status in 2009, achieved most Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), many of them ahead of time, and has adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

There is a proposal of constructing more 6 bridges acrossing Duong River and Red River in Hanoi. This could open a new development page for the city.

For M&A, foreign investors often search for "clean" land: compensation completion, site clearance, land use fees have been paid, land use right is in place, and good planning. However, those assets are rare as the Vietnamese realty market is still immature. Due to the strong focus on Vietnam from regional investors, expect M&A activities to reach record levels in 2017 and 2018.

Bus is and will be the main means of transport in Hanoi. But, if one day the bus " disappears", what will happen?

Reputy representative of JICA in VietNam – Mr Kobayashi Ryutaro said that Hanoi is in the fast process of urbanization, if infrustructure is not improved ,it will be directly influenced to living.

The second term Vietbuild Hanoi International Expo 2017 will take place from May 17-21 at National Architecture, Planning and Construction Exhibition Centre (No. 1 Do Duc Duc Street, Nam Tu Liem District). The information was released at yesterday`s press conference in Hanoi.