The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has reviewed the implementation of its 2020–2025 public parks and green spaces development programme, reporting the expansion of 237.51 hectares of public parks—158% of the target. All three key targets, including public park development, green space expansion, and tree planting and renovation, have been met or exceeded.

Hanoians can look forwards to more public spaces which will be built as part of the efforts to make Hanoi’s environment greener and more sustainable.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has launched "Suan 50 Suk", its latest public park on Soi Sukhumvit 50 road, marking its effort to increase green areas in city communities.

The HCM City authorities have directed relevant agencies to review the use of land planned for public parks to have more urban green spaces from 2023 to 2025.

HCM City plans to build more public parks with a total coverage of 650ha in the next 10 years, offering at least one square metre of public parks per resident.

The ancient imperial city of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue was recognised as an ASEAN Clean Tourist City at the ASEAN Travel Forum and Travex International Tourism Trade Fair in Thailand at the end of January.

Next year, districts will be responsible for managing parks and trees, and the HCM City People’s Committee will invite competitive bids from the districts to explain how they'd maintain green spaces.

HCM City’s new administration has ordered to carefully review the city master plan and amend everything that is impracticable to ensure people’s lives are not affected by bad planning.