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Vietnam's capital plans 109-story tower along Red River

Vietnam's capital plans 109-story tower along Red River

Hanoi is seeking public opinions on a revised riverfront zoning plan whose centerpiece is a 109-story tower on the right bank of the Red River.
Hanoi eyes 4 levels of underground space beneath French-built Opera House

Hanoi eyes 4 levels of underground space beneath French-built Opera House

Out of space, Vietnam's most populous city to stack cars, motorbikes into automated towers

Out of space, Vietnam's most populous city to stack cars, motorbikes into automated towers

Hanoi wants $95,000 income and a spot among world's happiest capitals by 2065

Hanoi wants $95,000 income and a spot among world's happiest capitals by 2065

Vietnam's capital has published the longest-horizon blueprint in its history, betting on a cluster of linked cities, a near-1,000-km metro network and first-world wealth.
June 29, 2026 | 05:00 pm PT
Tokyo named world’s most liveable city in 2026 ranking

Tokyo named world’s most liveable city in 2026 ranking

Tokyo has been named the world’s most liveable city in Monocle’s 2026 Quality of Life Survey, with Kyoto, Seoul and Singapore the only other Asian cities in the global top 20.
June 28, 2026 | 09:00 pm PT
Hanoi's next big challenge: staying cool

Hanoi's next big challenge: staying cool

I still remember Hanoi in the 1980s and 1990s. Days would be hot, but at night breeze from the lakes and rivers drifted through the open corridors between old apartment blocks.
June 15, 2026 | 06:08 pm PT
Relocating people to suburbs alone won't fix HCMC congestion, experts warn

Relocating people to suburbs alone won't fix HCMC congestion, experts warn

More than 10 years after moving to HCMC’s outskirts, Nguyen Van Hung still spends hours each day commuting the 15 km into downtown for work.
June 4, 2026 | 12:45 am PT
Hanoi to build underground city reaching 50 meters down

Hanoi to build underground city reaching 50 meters down

Hanoi plans to move parking, shops, transit and utilities underground into one connected network, easing a surface running out of room, under a master plan that treats the underground as a "second city".
May 29, 2026 | 07:00 pm PT
Hanoi plans incentives to encourage residents to move to suburban areas

Hanoi plans incentives to encourage residents to move to suburban areas

Hanoi has approved a long-term urban development strategy aimed at encouraging residents to relocate from the capital’s densely populated historic center to new metro-connected suburban developments, as part of a 100-year master plan.
May 15, 2026 | 08:00 pm PT
Hanoi to build nearly 1,000 new schools by 2045 as class sizes hit 60 students

Hanoi to build nearly 1,000 new schools by 2045 as class sizes hit 60 students

Hanoi needs 986 new schools over the next two decades to keep pace with a student population that grows by tens of thousands each year, according to a draft master plan open for public comment until March 23.
March 16, 2026 | 06:49 pm PT
Vietnam's top leader orders plan to cut HCMC - Long Thanh Airport travel time to 30 minutes

Vietnam's top leader orders plan to cut HCMC - Long Thanh Airport travel time to 30 minutes

Vietnam’s top leader To Lam wants travel time from Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh International Airport cut to about 30 minutes, down from the two hours many travelers endure today.
February 10, 2026 | 05:05 am PT
After years of delays, Ho Chi Minh City finally activates massive gate in $400M flood-control project

After years of delays, Ho Chi Minh City finally activates massive gate in $400M flood-control project

Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 2 brought a 400-plus-ton sluice gate into operation, marking the first major step in reviving a long-delayed flood-control project aimed at protecting more than 6.5 million residents.
February 3, 2026 | 04:00 am PT
The right to breathe in Vietnam's cities

The right to breathe in Vietnam's cities

In Ho Chi Minh City, 60% of the 20-hectare Ben Nha Rong–Khanh Hoi port site is now designated for a public park, 15 times the originally planned area.
December 1, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
How decades of growth are making Ho Chi Minh City sink faster than ever

How decades of growth are making Ho Chi Minh City sink faster than ever

Beneath the skyscrapers and new roads, Ho Chi Minh City is sinking faster than almost any other city in the world, a quiet crisis driven by groundwater loss and relentless urbanization.
November 4, 2025 | 02:00 am PT
Ho Chi Minh City struggles to build bike-only lanes downtown

Ho Chi Minh City struggles to build bike-only lanes downtown

Ho Chi Minh City’s plan to carve out bicycle-only lanes downtown is hitting roadblocks, with narrow sidewalks, crowded streets and constant encroachment leaving little space for cyclists.
October 3, 2025 | 06:55 pm PT
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