The forum, hosted by the Economic & Urban Newspaper, is designed to inspire innovative ideas and solutions and foster collaboration for a sustainable urban future.

The project will serve as a vital railway link between Vietnam and China, advancing the Belt and Road Initiative.

The HaBiotech is designed to engage in high-tech activities that align with global trends and Vietnam's strategic policies for high-tech development, with a particular focus on biotechnology.

The construction of the Song Hau 1 Thermal Power Plant started on May 16 with a ground-breaking ceremony in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang launched by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

A ceremony marking the start of construction on the Phu Quoc International Passenger Port was held on the island, which lies in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on April 29.

Travelling by railway from Hanoi to the northwest province of Lao Cai now takes 40 less minutes than it used to, thanks to a project on upgrading the Yen Vien-Lao Cai railway, which had the first phase completed on April 25.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed to extend a programme to build flood-proof resident areas in the Mekong Delta region through 2020, housing over 8,400 additional households.

Hanoi has accelerated the process of granting land use rights, with more than 40,500 certificates issued for commercial housing projects in 2014.

The PM has approved a project on upgrading weak and inter-provincial bridges on highways, which is funded through a preferential loan of the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

According to the Centre for Information Technology and Communication at the Ministry of Construction, this year’s Vietbuild Home International Exhibition in Hanoi, known as Vietbuild Hanoi 2015, will attract to the participation of 450 businesses from 18 countries and territories worldwide.

Representatives of the Khanh Hoa provincial People’s Committee and the Vietnam Airlines Corporation had a working session on the investments and construction of a new terminal for Cam Ranh International Airport in Nha Trang city, on March 19.

Building a comprehensive planning system is the main focus of a workshop organised by the Institute of Rural and Urban Planning under the Ministry of Construction in conjunction with Japan’s Tokyo University and Nikkensekkei Research Institute in Hanoi on March 17.

The Ministry of Transport held a ceremony to commence trial operation of an electronic toll collection system (ETC) at the Km604+700 station on National Highway No1 in the central province of Quang Binh on March 13.

The Nhat Tan Bridge, Terminal 2 of the Noi Bai International Airport and the road connecting the Nhat Tan Bridge and the airport will officially come into operation since January 4, 2015, the Ministry of Transport announced recently.

The construction industry has experienced steady growth over the past few years, which has greatly contributed to the nation’s movement to a more modern industrial society, says Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh.

Housing for residents of Vietnam and solutions for a better future living environment was the agenda of a Vietnam-Japan workshop held on December 4 in Hanoi.

A Construction Ministry recent proposal on creating more favourable conditions for foreigners to buy property is considered a step in the right direction to attract stronger foreign investment inflows.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai yesterday attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Thang Long thermal power plant in Hoanh Bo District, Quang Ninh Province.

The Prime Minister issued a decision on October 22 to approve an action plan to develop the shipbuilding industry.

The capital will have 13 more industrial parks (IPs) spread over 6,000 hectares by 2020, a 300 per cent increase in comparison with the current number of parks.

The Hoa Sen Group began the construction of a steel sheet factory worth more than VND2.3 trillion, or US$109.52 million, in this central province last Saturday.

Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang requested the Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) complete its restructuring plans so the process can be concluded in 2015.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on September 7 attended a ground-breaking ceremony for a Thai Nguyen-Bac Kan expressway and an upgrade of 25km long National Highway 3 section.