Affordable housing needs careful design

Across the country, overall housing supply has been rising, but the share of affordable homes remains critically low. Experts are urging goverment regulations to control real estate prices to be carefully designed to ensure feasibility and avoid further market distortions.

Government moves to cool soaring housing prices

Under a draft solution, three key mechanisms are raised, including restricting loans for buyers of second home or more, reserving at least 30 per cent of housing projects for affordable homes and requiring real estate transactions to be conducted through a trading centre.

Autumn Fair showcases strength of local brands

Through multiple perspectives, the Autumn Fair 2025 has proved more than a conventional exhibition - it has become a model for modern, sustainable and result-oriented trade promotion.

Autumn Fair 2025: Gateway for craft villages to reach wider markets

Featuring hundreds of booths from 34 provinces and cities nationwide, the fair showcases OCOP products, handicrafts, processed foods, and regional specialties. With the spirit of “connection, spread, and sustainable development”, the event reflects a shift from a traditional sales fair to a genuine trade promotion platform where traditional values meet new market opportunities.

Charging standard needed before rapid expansion

According to the Ministry of Construction, by mid-2025 the country had about 350,000 electric cars and more than 2.5 million electric motorbikes in circulation. These numbers are expected to double by 2030 as charging infrastructure expands.

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