The Ministry of Construction cooperated with the Center for Urban and Industrial Environment - Vietnam Association of Built Environment and Panasonic Corporation to organize a workshop “Solution to design, install and use equipment to ensure indoor air quality in buildings” in presence of representatives of state management agencies, enterprises, experts and consultants on November 2^nd. Deputy Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment Nguyen Cong Thinh chaired the workshop.

The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Algeria (October 28,1962 - October 28, 2022) took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Construction on 27^th October in presence of Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung - Chairman of the Vietnam - Algeria Friendship Association; Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga - Chairman of Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to Vietnam Abdelhamid Boubazine and his wife; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine in Vietnam Saadi Salama, Head of the Diplomatic Delegation in Vietnam; representatives of embassies of some countries in Vietnam; leaders of Central Ministries and sectors and Vietnamese experts who have worked in Algeria.

From October 17 to October 22, 2022, the delegation of units under the Ministry of Construction had a study program and a workshop to exchange experiences in Korea on smart cities.

Deputy Minister Le Quang Hung had a meeting with Mr. PARK Bong Kyu - Chairman of Korea CEO Summit on October 20^th, in presence of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam in Korea Nguyen Vu Tung; Chairman of Vietnam Urban Development Planning Association Tran Ngoc Chinh; leaders of units under the Ministry of Construction.

Vietnam Ministry of Construction cooperated with the Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MoLIT) to organize the launching ceremony of the project “Vietnam – Korea cooperation center for smart city and construction technology (VKC)” on October 11^th.

Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi welcomed and worked with Finland Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Antti Kurvinen in presence of Finnish Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Vietnam Keijo Norvanto, leaders of units under the Ministry of Construction on October 10^th.

The Vietnam-Cuba business promotion forum took place in Hanoi on September 30, with the participation of Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai.

Deputy Minister of Construction Bui Hong Minh had a working session with the delegation of the World Bank (WB) led by Mr. Benoit Bosquet, Director of Sustainable Development for East Asia - Pacific (World Bank) aiming to strengthen the cooperation between the WB and the Ministry of Construction in implementing the Program on smart cities development to adapt to climate change.

Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi had a meeting with Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz on September 27^th.

Minister Nguyen Thanh Nghi had a meeting with Mr. Hiroto Izumi - Senior Advisor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Mr. Ishizaka Satoshi - Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan on the contents of strengthening the cooperation relationship between the Ministry of Construction and Japanese partners.