Urban administration and development

Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha says an online portal would be set up this year to provide urban planning information to the public. He told a National Assembly discussion on land administration and use that it would help prevent arbitrary changes to land planning.The ...

The implementation of policies and legal regulations on the planning, management and use of land in urban areas over the past few years was the focus of the National Assembly (NA) during the sixth working day of its ongoing seventh session on May 27.Keep reading  ...

HCMC will make data on inspections, projects, schools, health facilities, and land administration publicly available as it pursues smart city vision.As for the planned Center for Socio-Economic Simulation and Forecasting, the city has completed the system of methodologies to serve as scientific and empirical basis ...

The International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) Working Week 2019 opened in Hanoi on April 23 under the theme “Geospatial information for a smarter life and environmental resilience”.The event, the first of its kind held in Vietnam by the Vietnam Association of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote ...

Vietnam has been immersed in a golden period of urbanisation with a growing number of city development projects. This period is predicted to continue after 2050 but could prove challenging.Keep reading ...

Around 400 Vietnamese and international architects and master planners discussed smart-city strategies and solutions at the 2018 International Conference of Asian-Pacific Planning Societies (ICAPPS) which opened on August 24 in Ho Chi Minh City.Begun in 1994, the conference is an annual forum of the Asian-Pacific ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the sustainable smart city development plan for the 2018-2025 period and beyond towards 2030 with a view to improving the lives of city residents.Keep reading ...

Major economic hubs of big cities and provinces nationwide have announced ambitious multi-billion dollar projects to become smart cities, well-equipped to take advantage of opportunities presented by the digital age.Keep reading ...

Residents of the Thanh Da peninsula in Ho Chi Minh City have been waiting in the past 26 years for the completion of a development plan that has been negatively impacting their lives and limiting their ownership over local land and houses.Keep reading   ...

Việt Nam is promoting the development of smart cities and this requires participation by all ministries, localities and enterprises and international experience. Keep reading ...