HCM City is expediting the development of key transport infrastructure projects as part of its long-term strategy to transform into a coastal megacity, with a focus on the nearly 3,000ha Cần Giờ Coastal Tourism Urban Area.

As of the end of 2023, there were more than 6.3 million cars and over 74 million motorcycles registered across the country.

President of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on July 14 received a donation of 82 billion VND (approximately 3.1 million USD) from the banking sector in support of the national emulation campaign to eliminate makeshift and dilapidated houses in 2025.

Chairman of the Ha Noi People’s Committee, conducted a meeting with the steering committee for site clearance of the Lao Cai – Ha Noi – Hai Phong railway project and the North–South high-speed railway section passing through the city, on July 11.

From July 1, Việt Nam has officially commenced operations with a restructured administrative framework, consolidating its provincial-level units from 63 to 34. This monumental reordering of the nation’s landscape has received broad public endorsement across all social strata, a favourable foundation for its anticipated success.

Hà Nội currently has 201 resettlement apartment buildings in use, which were constructed for the thousands of households whose land was acquired for the city's infrastructure projects, helping them to settle down and stabilise their lives.

Commune-level authorities in HCM City have been granted the power to approve land-use requests for business projects, marking a major shift under the revised Land Law 2024, which took effect on July 1.

The Ministry of Construction has sent an official dispatch to the People's Committee of Bình Định Province (now Gia Lai Province) to respond to a proposal from the locality on a coordinated solution to reduce airfare prices to a reasonable and stable level, aimed at improving the competitiveness of tourism to Việt Nam and to the province.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has recently approved the investment policy for two new urban areas in the Vân Phong Economic Zone in the central province of Khánh Hòa with a total capital of more than VNĐ65 trillion (US$2.5 billion).

The new vision for “new” Ho Chi Minh City is to become an international mega‑city—a smart, green, and creative metropolis celebrated not only for its economic strength but also for its rich cultural, artistic, sporting, and entertainment offerings, alongside a modern, dynamic lifestyle.

Alongside the development of the nearly 3,000-hectare Can Gio Coastal Tourism Urban Area, Ho Chi Minh City is ramping up the planning and construction of key transport infrastructure projects, including bridges, roads, and metro lines, toward the sea, aiming to become a large-scale coastal megacity.