On February 3^rd, 2026, in Hanoi, Mr. Nguyen Tuong Van, Deputy Minister of Construction of Viet Nam, held a meeting and working session with Mr. Detsongkham Thammavong, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Transport of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, to exchange experiences and strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fields of urban management, planning, and infrastructure development.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved the city’s Digital Architecture Framework under Decision No 3616/QĐ-UBND, marking a shift from e-government to data- and platform-based governance.