HCM City scales up smart city development project to all districts The HCM City People’s Committee has urged all districts to conduct programmes on smart city development, with specific targets, roadmaps and implementation measures suited to the characteristics of individual locality.

Irrigation works seriously  encroached Irrigation works in Bắc Ninh Province have been plagued with illegal construction and dumping in recent years, causing serious impacts on agricultural production and people’s daily lives.

Int’l travel mart to highlight Vietnamese heritage Việt Nam International Tourism Mart  (VITM) 2020 will be held on April 1-4 focusing on preserving heritage and promoting heritage tourism.

Strict rules for construction projects in mountainous regions

Bùi Văn Dương, deputy director general of the Department of Construction, talks to Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper about serious encroachments made by some construction projects at historic sites and parks in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang

HCM City's new team to address construction violations The HCM City Department of Construction will work with local districts and agencies to create a construction order management team to address the increasing number of violations.

Mountain pass hotel caught between rock and hard place Hà Giang in the mountainous north of Việt Nam has become a popular tourist attraction thanks to its majestic scenery and rugged natural beauty.

39 officials disciplined for land violations in Sóc Sơn forest

Hà Nội's Sóc Sơn District authorities have decided to take disciplinary action against 39 officials for violating forest land management and use.

All nations, big or small, must uphold the rule of law in the South China Sea

All nations, no matter their economic development level or scope of influence, must together make efforts to maintain an environment conducive for this trend, in the interests of the international community as a whole, when international integration deepens and mutual dependency grows.

Long Biên’s land use violations remain unsolved

As the capital grows outwards, the district's land price has rocketed in recent years, motivating irresponsible public servants to ignore wrongdoings.

HCM City seeks to develop urban river-canal network Secretary of the HCM City Party Nguyễn Thiện Nhân said at a conference held on Tuesday that the city expects to outline a plan to build embankments and improve management of land along rivers and canals by the year-end.