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Vietnam sees 10 new urban areas formed per year

The number of urban areas in Vietnam increased from 480 in 1986 to 830 in 2019, reflecting the appearance of 10 urban areas each year.

Hanoi plans to have 30 new subsidised bus routes

Hanoi’s Finance Department has been asked to work with agencies to review the list of new subsidised bus routes the city’s Transport Department has proposed opening this year.

New urban areas in shortage of schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many apartment buildings have shot up in Ha Noi over the past several years, leading to a huge population increase. However, the construction of basic facilities like schools has been ignored or carried out slowly.

Lacking playgrounds, city kids attend classes in summer

VietNamNet Bridge - As Hanoi lacks amusement parks and playgrounds for children, parents have to keep their children inside during summer holiday or send them to extra classes. 

Capital's new urban areas still without safe tap water

 VietNamNet Bridge – People living in apartment buildings of the capital's new urban areas are expressing concern over poor-quality tap water.

Who lives in that new villa? Nobody

 VietNamNet Bridge – The shortage of relevant infrastructure facilities combined with the real estate slump has resulted in 60 per cent of villas and townhouses in new urban areas in Hanoi being left unfinished and unused.

New regulation seeks to refine urban planning process and slash wastage

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has issued a new regulation on urban planning aimed at curbing scattered and uncoordinated development and ineffective and wasteful investment.