The Ministry of Construction has proposed requiring all newly built apartment buildings to include dedicated parking and charging areas for electric vehicles (EVs), aiming to address mounting safety and infrastructure challenges as EV use rises rapidly in major cities.

Launched in the wake of historic floods, the Quang Trung Campaign set out to rebuild damaged homes at speed, ensuring thousands of families have safe shelter before Tết.

Of the violations detected, the majority involved failure to obey traffic lights, accounting for more than 620 cases, followed by riding without helmets, with over 360 cases.

Amid rapid urbanisation and a growing number of vehicles, HCM City has identified transport as a key source of air pollution and is accelerating a shift towards greener and cleaner transport to reduce emissions, improve air quality and protect public health.

Hà Nội's Department of Construction will pilot restrictions on certain vehicles on several key routes during peak hours as part of an effort to ease traffic congestion in the capital.

HCM City aims to have 199,400 social housing units by 2028, two years ahead of the target set by the Government, according to information released at a conference held on December 18.

Data from the Traffic Police Department at the Ministry of Public Security showed that Việt Nam now counts over 7.2 million registered automobiles and 80.6 million motorcycles and mopeds.

The HCM City Transport Construction Investment Project Management Authority launched a series of major transport infrastructure projects, in celebration of the upcoming 14th National Party Congress, on the morning of December 19.

On December 19^th, Ha Noi officially broke ground on Metro Line 5, a major urban railway project linking Van Cao, Ngoc Khanh, Lang and Hoa Lac, with a total investment of over 72 trillion VND.

On December 17^th, in Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines and Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) signed a strategic cooperation agreement, opening up new development opportunities between the two leading airlines in the region.

Vietnam Airlines has officially launched a direct flight route between Ho Chi Minh City and Copenhagen (Denmark), marking the first time Vietnam has had a direct air connection with the Nordic region. This is an important step in the strategy to expand its European flight network in the 2025-2030 period, meeting the growing demand for tourism, business, trade, and visiting relatives between the two regions.