The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed adding five airports—Gia Binh, Tho Chu, Van Phong, Mang Den, and Ninh Binh—to the national master plan, while simultaneously removing Bien Hoa and Hai Phong international airports from the civil aviation system
Having established its bona-fides in restructuring and reforming SOEs, the State Capital Investment Corporation now seeks its own reform to become a government investment fund.
In 2003, UNESCO recognized Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park as a World Natural Heritage. On July 3, 2015, the Nation park was recognized by UNESCO for the second time as a World Natural Heritage based on biodiversity criteria.