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.

According to HCM City’s department of construction, three social housing construction projects are expected to launch this January to build 5,568 total housing units.

Amid rapid urbanisation and mounting population pressures, Ha Noi is facing numerous challenges, including traffic congestion, flooding, environmental pollution, infrastructure overload, and issues related to public security and order. These problems not only affect quality of life but also hinder the sustainable development of the capital.

In the face of increasingly severe environmental pollution, green urban development not only reflects businesses’ responsibility in minimising negative impacts on the environment, but also meets residents’ growing demand for an all-round improvement in quality of life.

VNĐ3.66 trillion (US$146 million) will be invested into the expansion of Hà Nội-Bắc Giang Expressway this year.

Military Region 5, in coordination with the Gia Lai Province People’s Committee, held a ceremony in the central province’s Tuy Phước Đông Commune on Saturday to hand over 57 newly built houses, officially completing the construction of 100 new homes for local residents affected by recent storms and floods under the Prime Minister-initiated Quang Trung Campaign.

Promoting the Cái Mép-Thị Vải deep-water port complex into an Asia-level international transshipment hub is not only a goal for HCM City’s marine economy development, but also a strategic task to enhance national competitiveness amid deep international integration.