Category: Vietnam

Vietnam plans a two-thirds cut in thermal power between 2025 and 2045 and increase renewable power supply Vietnam will reduce coal-fired power supply by two-thirds between 2025 and 2045 and increase renewable power supply to account for more than half of the total reported VN Express. All localities have expressed agreement with the Ministry of […]

World’s longest glass bridge to open in northern Vietnam’s Son La Province A 632-meter-long glass bridge in northern highlands town Moc Chau, said to be the world’s longest, is scheduled to open to tourists during the Reunification Day (April 30) holiday. Work on the bridge, namely Bach Long in Moc Chau Island Tourist Area in […]

Which world regions and countries have the most hotel rooms in construction? Two of the four world regions, the Americas and the Asia Pacific, showed a year-over-year increase in hotel pipeline activity at the end of the first quarter, according to March 2022 data from STR. March 2022 (% changes in comparison with March 2021) […]

Why HCMC’s metro line is yet to get on track HCMC’s first metro line has been a long time coming, and it is yet to arrive, a full decade after work began on the project. The primary factor in this prolonged delay has been the failure of stakeholders to anticipate problems, identify solutions and implement […]

Hanoi housing prices keep rising on low supply, inflation fears Housing prices in Hanoi rose the most in five years, driven up by limited supply and the specter of inflation. According to leading property consultancy CBRE, the average price of a new apartment increased by 13 percent to US$1,655 per square meter. In the secondary […]

Vietnam’s longest expressway connecting the Van Don Economic Zone and Mong Cai Town in northern Quang Ninh Province nears completion An expressway connecting the Van Don Economic Zone and Mong Cai Town in northern Quang Ninh Province is expected to be completed in the second quarter this year reports VN Express. Van Don – Mong […]

Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat airport upgrade delayed The Transport Ministry has criticized the management board and contractors of a project to upgrade Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat airport which has fallen behind schedule. The repair and upgrade of the 25R/07L runway, three kilometers long and 46 meters wide, was started […]

Consultant for HCMC’s 2nd metro line ends contract over fee dispute The consultant for HCMC’s metro line No. 2 has pulled out after negotiations to increase its fee and sign a fresh contract failed. The consortium of three German companies and a Swiss and Vietnamese company said it has ended the independent consultant (IC) agreement […]

Vietnam begins builds of $175 mln waste-to-energy plant in Hanoi’s Son Tay Town Hanoi on Wednesday began construction on a VND4 trillion ($175.1 million) waste-to-energy plant in Son Tay Town. The Seraphin waste-to-energy plant at the Xuan Son solid waste treatment facility, to be funded by multiple sources, will have a treatment capacity of 1,500-2,000 […]

Construction commences on passenger terminal of Vietnam’s biggest airport, HCMC’s Long Thanh airport After more than a month of leveling ground for the Long Thanh airport project, contractors have progressed on to the passenger terminal. The project’s investor, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), started work on the terminal on Wednesday. The phase will start […]