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Vietnam's Hai Phong to build $147M bridge and road to unlock undeveloped southern coastline

Vietnam's Hai Phong to build $147M bridge and road to unlock undeveloped southern coastline

Vietnam's port city Hai Phong has approved a VND3.858 trillion (US$147 million) project to build a six-lane bridge and 4.2-km road connecting its center to undeveloped southern coastline, in a move authorities say will reshape the city's urban geography.
Walking without sidewalks, cycling without lanes: time for change

Walking without sidewalks, cycling without lanes: time for change

Ho Chi Minh City breaks ground on second metro line after 16 years of planning

Ho Chi Minh City breaks ground on second metro line after 16 years of planning

Ho Chi Minh City considers installing 20,000 sidewalk battery-swap cabinets for electric motorbikes

Ho Chi Minh City considers installing 20,000 sidewalk battery-swap cabinets for electric motorbikes

Ho Chi Minh City is weighing proposals to install around 20,000 battery-swap cabinets for electric motorbikes on sidewalks and streetlight poles, as the city accelerates a shift toward cleaner urban transport.
December 16, 2025 | 12:29 am PT
Ho Chi Minh City plans $7M underground reservoir beneath football field to fight flooding

Ho Chi Minh City plans $7M underground reservoir beneath football field to fight flooding

Ho Chi Minh City is weighing a million-dollar plan to build a massive underground reservoir beneath the Linh Tay Sports Complex in Thu Duc, hoping to end years of severe flooding in the area.
October 5, 2025 | 05:00 am PT
Vietnam's new mega airport efficiency at risk without easy HCMC connectivity: experts

Vietnam's new mega airport efficiency at risk without easy HCMC connectivity: experts

Access to Long Thanh International Airport, expected to open next year, is under jeopardy with existing routes to Ho Chi Minh City being congested and new highways not completed, experts warn.
August 11, 2025 | 02:57 pm PT
Saigon River park and plaza design aims for green, sustainable urban development

Saigon River park and plaza design aims for green, sustainable urban development

Vietnamese conglomerate Truong Hai Group (Thaco) has proposed investing in a plaza and a 27-hectare park on the Thu Thiem Peninsula along the Saigon River.
July 5, 2025 | 12:00 am PT
Rare archived photos capture 50-year transformation of Vietnam's largest financial metropolis

Rare archived photos capture 50-year transformation of Vietnam's largest financial metropolis

From desolate swamplands to a skyline of skyscrapers, Ho Chi Minh City has dramatically evolved over the past 50 years, a transformation vividly captured through rare archived photos.
April 18, 2025 | 03:08 pm PT
A look at Hanoi's 6-floor mall center set to be demolished for public space

A look at Hanoi's 6-floor mall center set to be demolished for public space

Hanoi is planning to demolish a 6-floor mall center to renovate the public space around the Hoan Kiem Lake in the city's central area.
March 8, 2025 | 01:40 am PT
Hanoi considers relocating houses, businesses to expand public space around Hoan Kiem Lake

Hanoi considers relocating houses, businesses to expand public space around Hoan Kiem Lake

Hanoi is considering to relocate certain houses and business headquarters in the east side of Hoan Kiem Lake to expand public space in the capital's central area.
March 5, 2025 | 05:06 pm PT
HCMC strives to have 1 sq.m of green space per person by 2030

HCMC strives to have 1 sq.m of green space per person by 2030

Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of achieving at least one square meter of green space per capita and an additional 10 hectares of public green areas by 2030.
January 7, 2025 | 04:46 pm PT
High fees leave Da Nang's 'smart' parking unused

High fees leave Da Nang's 'smart' parking unused

A two-month-old "smart" parking lot in Da Nang is only 5% occupied as its prohibitively high fees deter potential customers.
May 22, 2024 | 05:14 pm PT
US firm wins first prize for architectural design of Vietnam's tallest building to be

US firm wins first prize for architectural design of Vietnam's tallest building to be

American Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has won first prize in an architectural design competition for the 108-story Financial Tower in Hanoi, as announced by the organizing committee.
May 15, 2024 | 03:17 pm PT
Vietnam's largest port city plagued by severe lack of parking space

Vietnam's largest port city plagued by severe lack of parking space

Hai Phong, one of Vietnam's five largest cities, has so little public parking space that many people leave their vehicles on sidewalks and even roads, blocking traffic.
March 30, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
HCMC downtown street gets new trees

HCMC downtown street gets new trees

Over 80 tamarind saplings have been grown along Le Loi Street between Saigon Opera House and Ben Thanh Market one year after the metro construction site there was cleared.
December 12, 2023 | 05:31 pm PT
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