Five investors will jointly carry out an urban area project worth over 72.2 trillion VND (2.9 billion USD) in Hiep Hoa Island of Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai.

A workshop themed “Solutions for sustainable urban cooling in Vietnam” took place in Hanoi on May 17.

Bac Giang city in the northern province of the same name is mobilising all resources to effectively implement its development plan for the 2021-2030 period.

AEON Vietnam will kick off construction of a new shopping mall worth some 190 million USD in the northern province of Bac Ninh next year, per an MoU on cooperation signed between the company and local authorities on March 26.

The central city of Da Nang is set to be part of the global supply chain network and a gateway on the East-West Economic Corridor by 2030, a meeting in Hanoi on March 1 heard.

The People’s Committee of Quang Tri province has granted investment licences to TNG Holdings Vietnam to build two urban areas in Dong Ha city with a combined investment of nearly 1.8 trillion VND (over 78.2 million USD).

The northern province of Hai Duong is calling for investment in three projects with a total area of over 114 ha, the provincial People’s Committee has announced.

The People's Committee of Vung Tau city has adjusted a master plan for the city that was initially approved by the Prime Minister in May.

Property developers are racing to increase added value for their projects to attract buyers as competition becomes increasingly harsh.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to combine its Districts 2 and 9, and Thu Duc district into a highly interactive innovation district.

The central city of Da Nang has asked the government to plan part of Da Nang Bay as an ‘urban area in the sea’, in an effort to meet the demands of a rising population and to attract tourism investment.

The Techcombank HCM City International Marathon is scheduled to kick off on November 26 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Sam Son city in the north central province of Thanh Hoa is set to become a second-tier urban area by 2025 and the first-tier coastal tourist urban area of world class by 2040.

Dozens of planned urban development projects on the outskirts of Hanoi have not been completed, turning into ghost towns and a source of misery for residents and investors.

Establishing smart cities will make urban areas better places to live and work due to their economic, social and environmental aspects, Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Minh Hong said at a symposium in Hanoi on May 18.

All the land needed to develop the Thu Thiem urban area on Thu Thiem Peninsula in HCM City’s District 2 must be acquired this year, municipal People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong said.

Hanoi’s Department of Planning and Architecture publicised on February 14 the detailed planning of a functional residential area expected to become a “garden city” in south of the capital city.

An amount of over 380 million USD will be splashed out on a project to upgrade facilities in the core area of Can Tho in a bid to enhance the Mekong Delta city’s adaptation capacity to climate change.