Urban development trends

Vietnam will implement a plan to eliminate fossil-fuel vehicles, tighten emission control and add more green spaces to urban areas.Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday approved the National Strategy for Environmental Protection to 2030 with a vision until 2050, in which the government sets ...

Minister of Construction Phạm Hồng Hà chaired the third conference of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) on Friday, in the form of a video conference.With the theme ‘Smart cities towards community identity and sustainable development for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN’, ANSC’s activities in ...

Officials, experts, scholars and entrepreneurs from ASEAN countries and Japan gathered at a symposium in Hanoi on June 4 to discuss measures to lift the two sides’ strategic partnership to a new level. The symposium, themed “ASEAN-Japan cooperation for prosperity”, was held by the foreign ministries ...

The findings of a report, entitled “Future of Vietnamese digital economy towards 2030 and 2045”, was announced in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22.Dr. Lucy Cameron, Data 61’s senior research consultant, said the report analyses mainstream trends affecting the future of Vietnam’s digital economy, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Irrationalities in urban planning and management have led to an overly dense urban population and an overloaded transport infrastructure in the capital city of Hà Nội, affecting the lives of local residents.Keep reading  ...