Urban developments

Local authorities have shown a strong determination to remove the bottlenecks that have caused years of delays in large transportation projects. Hanoi saw strong progress in transport infrastructure development in 2022, and the expectation remains high for the capital city to continue the drastic measures and truly become a worth-living city. Hanoi's elevated Ring road No.3. Photo: Pham Hung Prioritize framework infrastructure projects Hanoi's core transportation infrastructure includes ring roads, radial, and inter-regional roads, major interchange hubs, and urban rail, which help shape the city's entire traffic infrastructure system. Ring roads No. 2; 2.5; 3; 3.5; 3.5; 4, and 5 - are considered the most important components, as they improve internal traffic and travel to areas outside Hanoi. Urban rail is also considered part of the basic infrastructure since the volume of passenger transport is significantly higher than that of buses while impacting … [Read more...] about Hanoi set to make breakthroughs in transport infrastructure development in 2023

A street in Hanoi is flooded after heavy rains. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Alongside urbanisation , flooding in cities of Vietnam, a country highly vulnerable to climate change, is getting complicated and needs concerted solutions, according to experts. There are more than 800 cities nationwide, including the two special municipalities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Big and populous cities such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, and Vinh of Nghe An province have frequently suffered from heavy losses caused by downpours and flooding. Nguyen Van Tien, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, said Vietnamese cities, especially major ones, are centres of economic, social, and cultural activities and also concentrations of infrastructure facilities and residential areas. They are exposed to many disaster risks, including flooding, which requires proactive preventive and timely response measures. … [Read more...] about Urban flooding needs concerted solutions

Chief Representative of the JICA Vietnam Office Shimizu Akira grants an interview to the Vietnam News Agency. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – As Vietnam and Japan mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will work harder to contribute to Vietnam’s development via official development assistance (ODA). So said Chief Representative of the JICA Vietnam Office Shimizu Akira in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency. He noted that cooperating with Vietnam since 1992, JICA has provided over 3 trillion JPY (23.5 billion USD) in financial aid, sent about 15,000 Japanese experts to the Southeast Asian country, and trained 27,000 Vietnamese personnel. Via close cooperation with Vietnamese partners, JICA projects have obtained substantial achievements, helping the country realise the Sustainable Development Goals and promote cohesion and development across the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations … [Read more...] about JICA to further help with Vietnam’s development via ODA: chief representative

Hanoi completed a number of projects for better intra-city connection and inter-regional economic linkage. The robust development of the transport infrastructure and mass transit network shows that Hanoi can find the right way to improve the city's traffic flow for better socio-economic performance. Ring Road No.2 connecting Vinh Tuy Bridge and Nga Tu So crossroads officially opens on November 1, 2022. Photo: Pham Cong/The Hanoi Times The capital city has built almost 23,600 kilometers of roads of all types that allow for better intra-city connections with other provinces in the northern delta region. Hanoi will start construction of Ring Road No.4, linking Hanoi with Bac Ninh and Hung Yen provinces. The project, with a total investment of VND85.8 trillion (US$3.7 billion) has attracted efforts of the entire municipal political system and neighboring localities. Hanoi Party Committee’s Secretary Dinh Tien Dung directly supervises the project. So far, … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s transport infrastructure development ends 2022 on high note

In 2023, the city is determined to successfully implement its yearly socio-economic goals and realize part of the 2021-2025 key development tasks. In 2023, Hanoi would not only strive to stabilize macro fundamentals, but also allocate resources to major transport infrastructure projects, and push for greater decentralization of power among the local apparatus, eventually creating breakthroughs for socio-economic development. Hanoi from above. Photo: Pham Hung/The Hanoi Times Strong economic recovery creates momentum for development In 2022, Hanoi achieved its socio-economic development goals amid a complicated global situation of unprecedented changes. On the domestic front, rising inflationary pressure and strong volatility of gasoline and commodity prices had huge repercussions on many industries and fields. The city also faced challenges, such as the pandemic response and allocating resources to overcome the severe effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. … [Read more...] about Hanoi eyes comprehensive development in 2023: Mayor

According to Head of the MoC Office Dau Minh Thanh, urban planning, management and development has been defined as one of the three breakthrough stages of the sector. In 2022, the country's urbanization ratio increased by 1.2% to 41.7%, he noted, adding that in the year, the ministry recognized five areas as tier-4 urban areas. As of November 2022, the country had 888 urban areas, including two special-type areas, 22 tier-1, 33 tier-2, 47 tier-3 and 94 tier-4 urban areas. Thanh said that in 2023, the ministry will focus on implementing the government's action plan to implement Resolution No.06-NQ/BCT on sustainable urban planning, construction, management and development until 2030 with a vision to 2045. It will complete the national database on urban development planning, along with a plan to develop the housing and real estate market. The ministry will speed up the planning of the urban and rural systems, while launching and implementing a plan to inspect state management … [Read more...] about Urbanization ratio expected to reach 53.9% in 2023

The city will complete over 90% of specialized databases, ensuring connections and sharing with national databases. Hanoi will develop innovative data-driven services to become a modern smart city, to be connected to the smart urban network in the region and the world. Hanoi will strive to provide 100% of online public services on many channels. Photo: D.Tung/The Hanoi Times It is part of Resolution No.18 on digital transformation and building a smart city by 2025, targeting 2030, issued recently by the Hanoi Party Committee. According to the Resolution, the city will maintain a high position among leading localities nationwide in digital transformation, as well as form a data platform for key economic sectors based on data provided by public agencies. By 2025, the city will build modern and secure information technology and digital infrastructure to meet the tasks of digital transformation and building a smart city. Hanoi will strive for 100 percent of … [Read more...] about Hanoi to develop data-driven innovative services for socio-economic development

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue suggested Tuyen Quang complete the provincial planning pertaining land and urban development in line with the National Master Plan which was approved by the legislature during the recent second extraordinary meeting. He noted that the province should review issues related to public investment, three national target programs and resources for socio-economic infrastructure development. In order to develop tourism, the province should improve livelihoods for residents in the immediate future, thus creating resources for consumption demand and socio-economic development, he said. As a revolutionary base with a number of well-known relic sites, he proposed further heed to cultural development to facilitate ecological and historical tourism such as Tan Trao special national relic site and Na Hang - Lam Binh national landmark. Further attention should be paid to social welfare, poverty reduction and new rural development as well as national … [Read more...] about National Assembly Chairman offers development suggestions to Tuyen Quang

A farmer harvests coffee cherries in Kon Tum province. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese coffee industry has made steady headway in the international competitiveness rankings with a processing capacity of 2.36 million tonnes per year, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien. Tien was speaking at the international conference on coffee on December 11. The Deputy Minister said Vietnam had 710,000ha of coffee with a yield of 2.7 tonnes per hectare in 2021, three times higher than the average global yield. Between 2021 and 2022, the country produced 1.7 million tonnes and exported 3.9 billion USD worth of coffee, up 31.3% year-by-year. "With farmers of great industry and firms of great adaptability, Vietnam has moved up to the top of the world's largest robusta coffee producers," said Tien. Amid the unfavourable global conditions, he urged the Vietnam Coffee Cocoa Association (Vicofa) to push ahead with sustainable … [Read more...] about Sustainable development key to success of Vietnamese coffee

Nguyen, 55, the owner of a souvenir shop on Le Loi Street, fixed up his store after the barriers for the construction of the Ben Thanh Station of the metro line No.1 were taken down a few months ago. During this year's Lunar New Year holiday, he put imported goods in front of the store's door and decorated it with signs to attract customers. Nguyen said that his family's famous souvenir shop, which had been open for more than 10 years, had to switch to selling coffee because business was slow when the metro construction site was being built and after the pandemic struck two years ago. In early 2022, Covid-19 receded and the construction barricades were taken down one by one. He and the other business owners in the area were happy because the roads are now open to traffic, clean, and beautiful, and their businesses are doing well. "After a long period of silence, the streets are now busy again as they have been full of tourists in the past few months," he said. He added that … [Read more...] about Downtown area gets facelift as construction barriers for HCMC’s first metro removed