The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has ordered 27 coastal provinces across the country to examine the building of new steel fishing boats under a Government decree, following an order from PM Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.
National housing development strategy states that by 2020, there must be 12.5 million sq.m of social housing apartments and affordable housing. However, the current space for these two types of housing stays at a meagre 3.5 million sq.m, meaning that each year, about three million sq.m has to be made available, a goal many say fairly unfeasible.