Hue City has achieved its targets of eliminating makeshift and dilapidated housing in 2025, as announced at a conference held by the People’s Committee of Hue City on August 25.

It is the first time in Việt Nam’s history that no citizen will be forced to live in unsafe, temporary shelters.

Cars in Hà Nội and HCM City manufactured from 2017 must meet Level 4 emission standards from January 1, 2027, under a roadmap proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Following Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính’s directive, a number of strategic transport projects in southern Việt Nam have been completed on or ahead of schedule to coincide with the 80th anniversary of National Day (September 2).

Within the framework of the National Achievement Exhibition on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of National Day (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2025), taken place from August 28 to September 15, 2025 at the National Exhibition Center (Dong Anh, Hanoi), the Department for Roads of Vietnam actively participated with many rich contents and display models, affirming the mark of the Road sector during 80 years of building the Transport sector and contributing to changing the transport infrastructure and changing the face of the country.

The Hưng Yên provincial People’s Committee agreed to adjust traffic organisation at the Km1+240 intersection, located between S1 Bridge and the extended Chu Văn An Road in Tân Thuận Commune, Hưng Yên Province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national online conference on August 16 to review the implementation of social housing development targets in the first seven months of 2025 and deploy tasks for the remaining months to achieve the goal of building 100,000 social housing apartments this year; as well as implementing social housing development targets in the following years.

Long Thanh International Airport, Viet Nam’s super aviation project, is approaching its first phase of operation in early 2026. But for this huge project to truly take off, the problem of synchronous infrastructure connection with Ho Chi Minh City and neighbouring provinces needs to be urgently solved.

From mountainous hamlets to bustling suburban communes, Hà Nội’s countryside is undergoing a remarkable transformation under the National Target Programme on New Rural Development.

Once remote and underserved, rural parts in the newly expanded HCM City are being revitalised by sweeping infrastructure spending — opening roads, energising homes and transforming lives, particularly in ethnic minority communities.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered provinces and cities along Việt Nam’s coast to fast-track their coastal road projects, completing them at least three months ahead of schedule.