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Potential for coastal hospitality real estate
The ongoing recovery in Vietnam’s tourism and resort real estate market is being largely led by coastal destinations.
Property
Housing transactions up 16.6% in Q2
Upward trend continued in apartment selling prices, particularly in Hanoi and HCM City.
Investment
Quang Ngai approves $380 mln railway rail manufacturing project
The project will be constructed on a 15-ha site within the Eastern Industrial Park of the Dung Quat Economic Zone in Van Tuong commune, Quang Ngai province.
Detailed development plan for seaports in Dong Thap approved
The plan sets ambitious goals to be achieved by 2030, including a capacity to handle 5.1 to 6.6 million tons of cargo, 3,500 to 4,700 TEUs of container cargo, and to accommodate 49,600 to 56,300 passenger arrivals per year.
HCMC releases list of 17 residential projects approved for sale to foreigners
The city's Department of Construction will publish the detailed information of these 17 projects on its official web portal.
Vietnam industrial rents soar 70%, but remain globally competitive
The average rental price in Hanoi is around $5.3/m2/month, and in Ho Chi Minh City, $4.9/m2/month.
Over $7.66 bln worth of G-bonds raised in H1
The results equal to 40% of the yearly target.
UOB raises Vietnam's GDP growth forecast to 6.9% for 2025
The forecast was made following the strong economic performance of the country in the second quarter.
Site clearance for railway projects to be accelerated
At the third meeting of the steering committee for national key railway projects held on July 9, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to simultaneously organize the groundbreaking ceremony of land clearance projects for the North-South high-speed railway and the Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong railway on August 19, 2025.