Ha Noi has put into operation an intelligent traffic control centre with more than 1,800 artificial intelligence-enabled cameras, which not only improves monitoring efficiency and the handling of violations, but also gradually optimises traffic flows, reduces congestion, and moves towards building a modern, smart, and sustainable urban transport system.

Entering 2026, with the completion of a basic legal framework, Việt Nam’s key national railway projects are moving into an accelerated implementation phase, notably the North–South high-speed railway and the Lào Cai–Hà Nội–Hải Phòng railway line.

Ahead of the 14^th National Congress of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, HCM City on Thursday officially launched and broke ground on four major infrastructure projects worth a combined VNĐ239 trillion (US$9.7 billion).

HCM City aims to complete six metro and urban railway lines with a total length of 187km by 2030 as part of an ambitious plan to develop a modern urban rail network that will serve as the backbone of public transport.

Under targets assigned by the Prime Minister, Việt Nam will develop 973,471 social housing units nationwide during the 2026-2030 period, including 158,723 units in 2026 alone.

Ha Noi has taken a bold and decisive step by merging its 2021-2030 plan, with a vision to 2050, with the revised master plan to 2045, with a vision to 2065, into a single, comprehensive, long-term strategy.

Việt Nam has assigned HCM City the country’s largest social housing target through 2030, tasking the southern metropolis with building more than 181,000 subsidised homes as the government steps up efforts to ease housing shortages and support low-income workers.

Việt Nam has issued a sweeping new regulation tightening exhaust emissions standards for more than 70 million motorbikes and mopeds nationwide, marking a major step to curb pollution from personal transport and improve urban air quality.

HCM City is turning vacant lands into temporary flower parks for Tết (Lunar New Year) in mid-February.

The Government has assigned social housing development targets to each locality to realise the goal of completing at least one million apartments for low-income people and industrial zone workers by 2030.

The Ministry of Construction has ordered the Mỹ Thuận Project Management Board and contractors to urgently accelerate work on unfinished sections of the Cần Thơ-Cà Mau expressway, warning that continued delays could jeopardise traffic safety and disrupt operations on the key Mekong Delta transport corridor.