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Safety and security in wellness tourism
Management and risk control must be fully standardized as Vietnam goes about developing wellness tourism.
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HCM City set to approve series of TOD plans in 2027
Ho Chi Minh City is executing transit-oriented development (TOD) master plans tied to Metro Line 1, Metro Line 2, Thu Thiem Station, Binh Khanh Station, and the Ben Thanh – Can Gio rail link, with multiple focal areas slated to secure planning approvals within 2027.
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Integrating layers of value in tourism
A specific development scenario has been issued for the tourism sector to contribute to Vietnam’s overarching target of posting double-digit GDP growth to 2030 and beyond.
Hai Phong approves road linking Ho Sen and Lach Tray
The project is slated for execution from 2025 to 2029, with the preparation phase running across 2025–2026 and physical implementation scheduled from 2026 to 2029.
HCMC to spend nearly $1.9 bln on canal-side urban facelift
The renovation initiative covers a total length of roughly 8.8 km, a stretch currently occupied by around 5,807 canal-side dwellings that make up 38.8% of all canal-side houses in the former District 8.
Ensuring positive outcomes from labor exports
Labor exports are viewed as a key component of employment in Vietnam but ensuring positive outcomes from the experience is becoming crucial.
12 stand trial for smuggling, illegal currency transfer
Between 2018 and 2023, Tran The Manh established or had relatives front as legal representatives for seven companies. These individuals handed over company seals and authorized signatures for Manh to manage. He then used these corporate entities to illegally transfer currency to China.
For food safety management
To be submitted to the National Assembly in October, the draft revised Law on Food Safety triggered much discussion at a recent workshop looking at its new contents and remedies for existing issues.
Hanoi tightens oversight of industrial solid waste and scrap recycling
The move aims to eradicate illicit dumping of industrial solid waste or scrap into the environment, while maximizing sorting and recycling potential to feed recovered waste and scrap back into manufacturing supply chains as raw materials.