Urban administration and development
Hanoi relocates factories to clear land for public space
After factories are relocated to the suburbs or industrial zones, the land plots to be freed should be reserved for public space instead of apartment and shopping center projects, experts and the public said in a survey conducted by PPWG (People’s Participation Working Group), Vi ...
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ASEAN Smart Cities Network convenes third conference
Minister of Construction Phạm Hồng Hà chaired the third conference of the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) on Friday, in the form of a video conference.With the theme ‘Smart cities towards community identity and sustainable development for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN’, ANSC’s activities in ...
Da Nang targets e-government, smart city by 2030
The Central city of Da Nang is poised to complete the building of a smart city connected with the networks of smart cities in the country and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region by 2030.Da Nang was the first city in Vietnam ...
2020 White Book on Vietnamese cooperatives debuts
The General Statistics Office (GSO) released the 2020 White Paper of Vietnamese Cooperatives, the first of its kind, along with the 2020 White Paper of Vietnamese Enterprises in Hanoi on April 28 as a means of meeting the requirements for information from the government, managers, ...
Hanoi to conduct zoning to reduce traffic congestion
Hanoi is mulling two different options to restrict the use of motorbikes in the city before the 2030 ban. In the first option, motorbikes will be restricted in 12 urban districts including Hoan Kiem, Hai Ba Trung, Ba Dinh and five rural districts of Gia Lam, ...
Groundbreaking ceremony for first smart city project in Hanoi
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the first smart city project in Hanoi, the largest of its kind nationwide, in the capital’s suburban Dong Anh district on October 6, with the participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.The project worth nearly US$4.2 billion is invested ...
Workshop looks to apply MEMS, sensors system in smart city building
Over 40 leading experts and scientists from Australia, Germany, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the US and Vietnam shared experience in applying micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) and nano-materials to build a safe and friendly city at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on ...
Hanoi develops digital traffic map to ease congestion
The Hanoi Transport Department is planning to build a digital traffic map system to serve transport management, helping ease congestion on busy routes. The system, which will cost 2 billion VND (86,700 USD), uses data from traffic cameras across the city. Servers for the system will ...
PM stresses technological applications in traffic management
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc underlined the need to intensify technological applications in managing traffic safety while speaking at a teleconference in Hanoi on July 22. He lauded smart traffic management centres established by cities which exchange data with relevant agencies. At the meeting, the leader asked ...
Major cities grapple with garbage problem
Vietnam uses landfills but its cities are running out of space and people are unhappy with their pollution threat and, especially, odor. Urban areas around Vietnam, home to a third of its population, discard 38,000 tons of domestic waste every day, more than half of the country’s total.Keep ...
