Ho Chi Minh City broke ground on November 9 on the first construction package of an VND8.55 trillion ($325 million) project to dredge Van Thanh Canal, improve drainage, upgrade infrastructure and tackle environmental pollution.

Experts say Vietnam's smart cities should be judged by improvements in daily life, from reduced traffic congestion and flooding to faster public services, rather than the number of cameras, screens or digital systems installed.

More than 18,000 apartments in Hanoi face legal violations linked to their developers, leaving residents uncertain about ownership certificates and possible demolition. How can Vietnam protect homebuyers who purchased their properties in good faith?

Ho Chi Minh City has approved a master plan to become a multi-centre global megacity by 2050, with a projected population exceeding 27 million and five growth poles driving finance, innovation, industry, logistics and urban development.

Authorities in Hue, central Vietnam, will ban new burials and tomb construction in Thuan An Ward from October 31, seeking to reclaim land for housing, urban infrastructure and coastal tourism development.

Da Nang is considering more than 2,050 hectares of land reclamation for urban development under its master plan through 2050, with the proposed coastal areas expected to accommodate around 400,000 residents.

Eighteen years after a major expansion, Vietnam's capital faces a new test: easing congestion, renewing aging neighborhoods and building a more livable city without sacrificing the heritage that defines it.

A major urban development in central Vietnam's Da Nang has been restarted after more than a decade of delays, as the government seeks to unlock trillions of dong tied up in stalled projects nationwide.

Vietnam aims to develop at least five cities of international stature by 2045, with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City positioned as the country’s two leading urban growth poles.

Hanoi has inaugurated, opened to traffic or broken ground on 17 major projects to mark the 81st anniversary of Vietnam’s September 2 National Day, with combined investment of about $15.27 billion.

Ho Chi Minh City on August 29 inaugurated and broke ground on 11 major projects worth more than $6.9 billion in total investment to mark Vietnam’s National Day on September 2.

Transport, education, healthcare and resettlement projects are among the priorities in Hanoi's proposed addition of 873 land acquisition projects.

Ho Chi Minh City has simultaneously broken ground on eight strategic infrastructure projects worth about US$9.6 billion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of officially bearing President Ho Chi Minh's name.

Hanoi has unveiled its 100-year master plan alongside an ambitious investment promotion program, pledging faster implementation, better governance and stronger support for investors.

Hanoi's ambitious metro expansion is about far more than trains and stations. It could reshape where people live, work and build their futures across the Vietnamese capital.

FPT Chairman Truong Gia Binh has pledged to help turn Hanoi into a regional and global hub for talent, strategic technologies and innovation under the capital's newly unveiled 100-year master plan.

A record investment package will see Ho Chi Minh City begin construction on transport, port and urban renewal projects in July.

Ho Chi Minh City proposes a major riverside redevelopment project featuring a new pedestrian bridge, parks and cultural spaces along the Saigon River.

Hanoi has launched its most ambitious urban development program to date, breaking ground on five metro lines and three large-scale rental housing projects in a single day.