Ho Chi Minh City currently has more than 7.5 million workers directly contributing to the city’s development. In recent years, to help workers feel secure in dedicating themselves to their jobs, the city authorities have been making efforts to implement housing policies, which have long been the dream and concern of many people.

Leaders of the Dong Nai City People’s Committee and delegates performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Tam Hiep Ward Mixed-Use Housing Project, which covers three hectares with a total investment of nearly 4.5 trillion VND, on May 27.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc on May 20 inspected progress of the Gia Binh International Airport project and related infrastructure works, including the route linking the airport with Hanoi and the Ring Road No. 4 project in the Ha Noi Capital Region passing through Bac Ninh province.

The Ministry of Construction on May 20 said it had issued a decision approving the master plan for Van Don International Airport for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. The approval marks a step towards concretising the strategy for developing aviation transport infrastructure, creating momentum for the development of Van Don Economic Zone and Quang Ninh Province.

Viet Nam joined the voluntary phase of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) in 2026. This will not only create environmental obligations but also major financial challenges for airlines amid limited carbon credit supply and rising compliance costs.

In recent years, Quang Ninh Province has devoted substantial resources to promoting socio-economic development, with a strong focus on building synchronised, modern and interconnected infrastructure, using regional connectivity and international integration as key growth drivers.

The Government Office issued Notice No. 241/TB-VPCP (dated May 11, 2026) summarising the conclusions of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc at a meeting on adjusting the national airport system plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

The Ha Noi People’s Council on May 11 approved a resolution on the investment policy for the Red River Landscape Boulevard project, one of the capital’s largest-ever urban infrastructure and redevelopment schemes.

Viet Nam is entering a phase in which greater land resources demand broader thinking. For Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, the future of urban development will no longer be determined by the number of projects launched, but by the quality of the urban structures that emerge.

The Ministry of Construction has issued Official Dispatch No. 08/CD-BXD to the chairpersons of People’s Committees of centrally governed provinces and cities, calling for an acceleration in the development of social housing in order to successfully fulfil the targets set out in the government’s Resolution No. 07/NQ-CP.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Sunday announced US$70 billion in new energy and digital infrastructure initiatives through 2035, aiming to connect power grids across Asia and the Pacific.