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.

In transportation planning of the city by 2030, with a vision for 2050, Hanoi will build a number of new interprovincial coach terminals in conjunction with the bus terminal point in metropolitan centers and satellite towns.

On June 26, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the groundbreaking ceremonies of two important projects on flood control and tumor hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

The domestic property market is forecast to face opposite ends in late 2016 with a lack of mid-tier housing and an abundant high-end segment.

Vietnamese companies and their counterparts from 27 countries and territories will showcase their latest products at the Construction-Building Material-Real Estate and Interior-Exterior Decoration International Exhibition, held at the Sigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from June 24 to 28.

KTĐT - Hanoi People's Committee held a ceremony at the Dong Anh district on June 23 to announce a detailed master plan for the Nhat Tan-Noi Bai route, also known as Vo Nguyen Giap road, located in the districts of Dong Anh and Soc Son.

At the reception for a delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Construction to Vietnam, Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha urged Cuban leaders, including the construction minister, to facilitate the early establishment of a joint venture between the Vietnam Glass and Ceramics for Construction Corporation and the Cuban Geicons Group.

On May 15, the Hanoi People’s Committee started work of an inland depot in Co Bi Commune, Gia Lam District. That is the largest in the Northern key economic region.

Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung signed a decision promulgating the Regulation on the general planning and management of high-rise buildings in the inner-city areas.

The central province of Quang Nam held a ceremony to inaugurate the Cua Dai bridge spanning the Thu Bon River and a coastal road on March 27.

Vietbuild Hanoi 2016 International Exhibition, the first of its kind in Hanoi, which will take place at the National Exhibition Construction Centre from March 24-28, will feature 63 foreign companies from China, Germany, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the UK and the US.

According to the master plan on Vietnam highway development by 2020 with a vision towards 2030 approved by the Prime Minister, the northern system has 14 highways connecting Hanoi with other provinces with a total length of 1,368 km.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pressed a button to launch a project to connect the Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway with touristy Sa Pa town in northern Lao Cai province on February 27.

With the active implementation of the social house programme, the Ministry of Construction said that the country is expected to build 1 million square meters (m2) of the social house in 2015.

The Construction Ministry said the funding is estimated to build student housing nationwide in the 2016-2020 period worth about 9,000 billion VND (406.3 million USD).

The construction of the Nghi Son Iron and Steel International General Terminal serving the development of the Nghi Son Steel Complex began on September 9 in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa.

This information was heard by Permanent Deputy Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Vu Hong Khanh at the inauguration ceremony of the Phuong Dinh waste treatment plant in Dan Phuong district on August 27.

Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture in collaboration with the People`s Committee of Soc Son district held a ceremony on August 26 to announce the master plans of Soc Son district at the ratio of 1/10,000, plans for the Soc Son satellite urban area and Ni town by 2030, both at the ratio of 1/5,000.

The Hanoi`s Department of Planning - Architecture held a ceremony to announce and hand over a planning of a new water plant, phase 1, using surface water from the Hong (Red) River in its Lien Hong commune, Dan Phuong district on August 24.

On July 16, the Electricity of Vietnam in collobation with the People `s Committee of Ninh Thuan province announced the decision on changes of Ninh Thuan nuclear power plants construction approved by the Industry and Trade Ministry.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 18 held a ceremony to announce the start of work on the construction of the Vinh Tan 1 thermoelectricity built in the form of BOT (build-operation-transfer).