Economic development in recent years has shown the importance of the social sciences and humanities, but the number of graduates trained in these fields has failed to meet demand, according to experts.

A series of road constructions to neighbouring HCM City has caused the real estate market in Long An Province to soar.

The Vietnamese capital is speeding up efforts to become a smart city that offers convenience, safety and comfort to every citizen, applying key technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, said the municipal People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung.

Construction of a US$42 million solar power plant commenced on Sunday in the southern province of Long An’s Thạnh Hóa District.

The ASOCIO Smart City Summit 2018 will be held in Hà Nội from September 18-19, themed “Creating Smarter and Securer Cities by Digital Solutions”.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held a meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday on the sidelines of the 2018 World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN).

Power drawn from renewable energy is expected to soar in the future, although the country’s capacity to integrate this source of energy into the national power grid is still limited, possibly causing throttling on the network, heard attendants at a seminar held in Hà Nội last week.

Hà Nội authorities deemed 'smart city' a natural progression for a city set to become a metropolis by 2030.

By merging districts 2, 9 and Thủ Đức into a single innovation district, HCM City wants to create a new driving force for economic prosperity in the era of the fourth industrial revolution.

Construction violations ranging from building without permission or not complying with permits to illegal construction on farm land are still the hot issue in HCM City, raising concerns in public.