Society
Quang Ninh allocates $380mln for new-style rural development
The program aims to transform the northern province’s countryside into a comprehensively developed, modern, and sustainable region.
Society
Hanoi's special task force for social housing established
The task force is tasked with monitoring and directing solutions to accelerate social housing investment across the city. It must strictly implement the city's directives to ensure that construction on social housing projects officially commences in 2026 and early 2027.
Society
Quang Ninh targets $2.6bln in tourism revenue in 2026
The northern province welcoming over 12.4 million tourists in the first six months of 2026, generating VND35.2 trillion ($1.34 billion) in tourism revenue.
HCMC unveils climate change response plan to 2030, vision to 2050
The southern city is steering toward a low-carbon economy by integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation solutions into its socio-economic development planning.
In need of a comprehensive national land database
Plans are in place to ensure a full and complete land database is compiled and ensure that every land parcel is assigned a digital record
Remittances to HCM City reach over $4bln in 6M
Asia and the Americas remaining the southern city's two largest sources, together accounting for more than 81% of total remittances.
Developing medicinal herbs into a national strategic economic sector
According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnam possesses rich and diverse medicinal resources, including many rare and endemic species with high medical and economic value.
Strengthened land valuation
The land valuation process has been strengthened by recent legal instruments given the role prices play in subsequent calculations.
Improvement of legal framework needed for land management
A host of measures have been put forward to address the shortcomings identified in the legal framework governing land.