ha noi seeks support over smart city initiative

Ha Noi seeks support over smart city initiative

Chairman of Ha Noi People’s Committee, Nguyen Duc Chung, on Tuesday worked with the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) to turn the capital into a smart city.
hcm city looks to us for smart city support

HCM City looks to US for smart city support

HCM City hopes that the US will support creativity in startup activities and its development as a smart city, has said Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.
smart city goals propel hanoi building projects

Smart city goals propel Hanoi building projects

Hanoi will focus its foreign investment attraction on transport, logistics, healthcare, education, and waste treatment in a move to become a smart city in the future.
technology giants rush to market smart city solutions

Technology giants rush to market smart-city solutions

Technology firms, both domestic and foreign, are preparing to launch security solutions amid the ‘smart city movement’ initiated among provinces and cities.
lotte signs contract to build 884 million eco smart city

Lotte signs contract to build $884 million Eco-Smart City

On July 25, Korean Lotte Group and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee signed a contract to build up the VND20.1 trillion ($884 million) Eco-Smart City in Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
qtsc spurs smart city model

QTSC spurs smart city model

Ho Chi Minh City-based Quang Trung Software City has recently launched a bike share scheme, one of various pilot models under its Smart City project. 
hanoi enlists japanese help for 4 billion smart city development

Hanoi enlists Japanese help for $4 billion smart city development

On June 5, the Hanoi People’s Committee, BRG Group, and Sumitomo Group signed the $4-billion agreement to develop a smart city at the north of Hanoi, along the two sides of Nhat Tan-Noi Bai Highway.
phu quoc to be smart city by 2020

Phú Quốc to be ‘smart city’ by 2020

The Kiên Giang Province People’s Committee has approved making Phú Quốc a smart city by 2020.
made in vietnam energy plan aims for investment

Made-in-Vietnam energy plan aims for investment

Foreign tech firms are showing what can be done with renewable energy farms and micro-grids for industrial parks, solar, and “smart city” technology in Vietnam. John Rockhold, head of the Vietnam Business Forum’s Power and Energy Working Group, pointed out how new technology is making renewable energy more affordable than ever, and putting it in the grasp of the national power grid.
hcm aims for smart city status

HCM aims for "smart city" status

HCM City plans to become a smart city, and the task requires concerted efforts by the administration and information technology community, a top city leader has said.
viettel phu tho to build a smart city

Viettel, Phu Tho to build a smart city

Northern Phu Tho Province and telecom group Viettel on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a smart city in the region in the 2017-20 period.
pm has high hopes for da nang

PM has high hopes for Da Nang

The central city of Da Nang should develop as a unique smart city and a competitive global centre of tourism and services, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a meeting to mark the 20th anniversary of Da Nang’s autonomous status directly under the central government.
lotte subsidiary refuses to lay low in midst of scandal

Lotte subsidiary refuses to lay low in midst of scandal

In spite of the scandal over its muddled operations, Lotte Asset Development Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group – one of the future developer of the $2.2 billion Thu Thiem Eco Smart City project in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Thiem New Urban Area, is expanding in the Vietnamese real estate market by acquiring minority stakes in businesses operating in the country, according to newswire Koreaherald.
100 million smart city kicks off in april

$100 million Smart City kicks off in April

National Housing Organization (N.H.O JSC.) and its partner Thien But Real Estate Company will start a VND2,200 billion ($100 million) project called Smart City An Giang on April 27.
22 billion thu thiem eco smart city project to kick off in july

$2.2 billion Thu Thiem Eco Smart City project to kick off in July

The construction of the $2.2 billion Thu Thiem Eco Smart City project in Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Thiem New Urban Area, which is invested in by a joint venture between Lotte Group’s subsidiaries and Japanese enterprises, is expected to start in July, according to newswire Cafef.