Vietnam is among the countries with high level of water usage, while the ability to regenerate water resources is under great pressure from climate change, rapid urbanisation and population growth. In this context, wastewater (especially industrial wastewater), if treated and reused effectively, will help reduce exploitation from natural water sources, protect ecosystems, and reduce environmental treatment costs.

In addition to genuine demand for land and housing, speculative activities are driving up prices and creating a 'land fever' that may significantly increase risks for investors in the domestic real estate market.

The central city, in co-operation with the World Bank, has introduced the ‘Handbook for Evaluating Necessity and Socio-Economic Efficiency of Urban Transport Projects’ after a two-year development with support from the WB and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed that local authorities provide public housing for officials relocated as a result of the upcoming merger of administrative units.

The Steering Committee of the Châu Đốc – Cần Thơ – Sóc Trăng Expressway Project has held a meeting with contractors in An Giang Province to speed up construction progress to ensure the basic completion in June 2026 and full operation in 2027.

HCM City officials are set to inspect the quality of tap water in apartment buildings and their water storage tanks across various districts.

The Vietnamese government has allocated over VNĐ4.55 trillion (nearly US$178 million) to eliminate temporary and substandard houses for low-income households nationwide, the Ministry of Ethnic and Religion Affairs announced on Sunday.

The People's Committee of Lâm Đồng Province on Monday approved the investment project for the construction of the first phase of the Bảo Lộc-Liên Khương Expressway, under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, with a total investment of VNĐ17.71 trillion (US$692.5 million).

The central province of Nghe An is home to 179 communes in 11 mountainous districts. 76 communes are in extremely difficult areas and 27 are in border areas. Based on this reality, the province has determined that constructing new rural areas in difficult districts will take villages and hamlets as the core for replication.

The policy of the Party and the State to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses aims to ensure social welfare and help poor and near-poor households achieve stable living conditions. In the Southwestern region, where many ethnic minority communities reside, the movement to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has been actively supported by youth union members and young people.