In order for Việt Nam to facilitate the transition to electric vehicles, clear safety regulations for electric motorbikes must be introduced quickly, according to experts.

More than 1.2 million people in central Việt Nam are set to benefit from improved flood protection, safer evacuation routes and more reliable access to markets and services under a World Bank project recently approved by its Board of Executive Directors.

From being selected by the National Assembly as a pilot city for special mechanisms and policies under Resolution 38, to officially becoming a centrally run city in 2025, Huế is entering a new growth cycle that is drawing strong investment inflows.

The authority of Cần Thơ City on Monday unveiled plans to implement five large-scale industrial, urban and infrastructure projects, with a combined planned area of more than 4,200 hectares and registered investment capital exceeding VNĐ11 trillion (US$415 million).

Việt Nam is stepping up plans to develop a new generation of highly skilled railway workers, as the country prepares for an unprecedented expansion of its rail network, including the long-awaited North–South high-speed line.

A competition to search for design ideas towards sustainable solutions for social housing was launched at the 10th National Young Architects Festival in Huế City on September 26.

To date, the restructuring of provincial administrative units continues to pose a considerable workload for planning and architectural work.

HCM City authorities have announced the launch of Phase 1 sales for a major social housing project in the Sonadezi Hữu Phước Residential Area, with prices starting at just VNĐ12.4 million (US$468) per square metre, marking one of the lowest-priced housing offerings in the city amid a worsening affordable housing crisis.

The People’s Committee of Ha Noi has recently submitted a proposal to the municipal People’s Council requesting approval for an adjustment to the investment policy for the Tran Hung Dao Bridge construction project under the public-private partnership (PPP) model (BT contract – exchange of land for infrastructure).

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called on ministries, sectors and localities to redouble efforts and ensure the country’s most important transport projects are completed on schedule.

Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam said that the agency has yet to finalise a plan and is still gathering opinions from experts and passengers.