Messy underground system requiring regulatory overhaul
July 09, 2024 | 10:55
An urbanisation rate of over 40 per cent and a population of 13 million has forced authorities of Ho Chi Minh City to consider developing a unified underground system to share infrastructure pressure.
Tall building forum held in Ho Chi Minh City
May 29, 2024 | 08:00
Ho Chi Minh City is one of the fastest growing spots for urbanisation and tall buildings in Southeast Asia.
By 2045, Vietnam wants to have five metropolises of international stature
November 18, 2022 | 20:55
Vietnam's action plan to achieve Resolution No.06-NQ/TW of the Politburo calls for the establishment of five vibrant urban metropolises by 2045.
Four outlying HCM City districts to be upgraded into cities
June 04, 2022 | 22:27
Ho Chi Minh City plans to speed up urbanisation of the four outlying districts of Can Gio, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon and Binh Chanh, making them cities by 2030 like it did to the erstwhile Thu Duc district.
Keppel Group and Sovico Group cooperate on sustainable energy and urbanisation
February 26, 2022 | 14:31
Both groups signed an MoU for the development and rollout of energy and environmental solutions for large-scale decarbonisation, as well as for smart and sustainable urban development and township management services.
Establishing sustainable cities after the pandemic
January 13, 2022 | 14:50
COVID-19 has exposed and exacerbated Vietnam’s urbanisation challenges, but also provided an opportunity to invest in innovative and smart technologies to improve the quality of life and economic conditions in society.
Affordable housing supply fails to meet goal: Official
April 23, 2021 | 15:21
The supply of affordable housing for low-income earners in urban areas and industrial park workers has only met around 42 percent of the target, Bui Xuan Dung, Director of the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Agency, told a recent workshop.
Green building trend severely undervalued in local real estate
December 15, 2020 | 09:27
With the runaway growth of urbanisation and the real estate sector in recent years, renovation and construction of green and energy-efficient buildings has become a key trend in Vietnam, even though the true concept of going green is still vague.
How should Vietnam prepare for a future of aged society in 2035?
November 24, 2020 | 12:55
As Vietnam is forecast to become an aged society by 2035, it is a good time to look at Japan's experiences in elderly care.
Great actions to conserve Hanoi’s heritages amid urbanisation
December 31, 2019 | 15:20
In the face of strong urbanisation, the preservation of unique cultural and architectural heritages in Hanoi is more urgent than ever.
Sustainable urbanisation a vital goal
September 07, 2018 | 14:00
Today, more than half of the world lives in cities and urban developments, which is projected to grow to 68 per cent by 2025. In Vietnam alone, the urban population grows at an average rate of nearly 3 per cent per year – the fastest in the Southeast Asia
“Midway” exhibition reflects on Vietnamese urbanisation
March 19, 2018 | 09:50
Photographer Duy Phuong held an exhibition titled “Midway,” showing images recording people’s confused feelings during Vietnam’s accelerating urbanisation.
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