(Construction) - This was the direction of Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung at the work review of 2020 and set tasks of 2021 of Ho Chi Minh City Construction industry took place on January 14.

(Construction) - On the morning of January 14, Agency for Management of Housing and Real Estate Market (Ministry of Construction) held a meeting to review the results of works in 2020 and set work plans for 2021.

(Construction) - On the morning of January 12, the Inspectorate Department of the Ministry of Construction held a meeting to summarize their works in 2020 and set tasks for 2021.

(Construction) - The People’s Court of Cau Giay District, based on legal jurisdiction, decided that the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has lost the lawsuit, and as a result, must pay Sao Vang Co., Ltd. total payment that consists of both principal and interest payments of more than 9.5 billion VND.

(Construction) - On January 8, at VICEM Bim Son Cement Factory (Thanh Hoa), Vietnam Cement Corporation (VICEM) organized a business plan in 2021 and celebrating 91 years of traditional day of Vietnam Cement industry.

(Construction) - On January 8, Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung chaired the regular press meeting on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2021.

(Construction) - The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, the organizer of the event will begin desgin works of pavillions by the end of March 2021.

(Construction) - Kyoto University and Tokyo-based housing developer Sumitomo Forestry announced on December 23rd that they will begin a joint research on the tree growth and the use of timber in space.

(Construction) - On January 6, the Housing and Real Estate Market Administration (Ministry of Construction) and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the implementation of the Program of Efficiency Efficiency Program in building (PEEB) in Vietnam, period 2021 - 2025.

(Construction) - On December 30th, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi chaired the project appraisal conference to recognize Tuyen Quang as a class II city.

(Construction) - In December 29, the government online conference with localities, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies were held.

(Construction) - On December 30th, Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha and Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Rodrigo Malmierca Diaz co-chaired the 38th plenary session of the Intergovernmental Committee Vietnam - Cuba, in the form of direct and online combined.

(Construction) - In the afternoon of December 26, 2020, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Construction held a conference to evaluate the implementation of 5-year tasks (2016 -2020); Orientation of goals, tasks and solutions for 5 years (2021-2025) and 2021 years.

(Construction) - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan is promoting digital transformation in the field of urban development. The ministry launched a project to establish 3D digital models for 56 cities nationwide. 

(Construction) - Japanese government announced on December 16 the support package "Smart JAMP" of worth one billion yen to conduct feasibility studies to develop smart cities in ASEAN region.

HÀ NỘI - The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) announced it has included a project to develop a second airport in the capital city of Hà Nội in its draft planning on the national system of airports.

(Construction) - Institute for Urban Strategy at Mori Memorial Foundation, a research organization of Japanese developer Mori Building released the 2020 edition of Global Power City Index on December 8th, in which Tokyo was ranked the 3rd, the same as in the last year’s report.

(Construction) - As the spread of COVID-19 has restricted international travels, Tokyo-based construction company Japan Pile Corporation is focusing on supporting the education of technical interns from Vietnam.

(Construction) - On December 16, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh co-chaired the 2nd ASEAN - Japan Smart Urban Network Summit. The conference was held in the online form.

(Construction) - On the afternoon of December 11, the Closing Ceremony of Green Building Week 2020 took place in Hanoi. Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung attended and delivered his closing speech.

(Construction) - On the evening of December 9, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Association of Construction Contractors held a ceremony to award the Vietnam Construction Excellent Contest 2020.

(Construction) - On December 10, in Can Tho city, the Ministry of Construction and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) cooperated to organize the Workshop "Orientation for Development of Rural and Urban Systems in the River Delta".

(Construction) - In response to the World Green Building Week from September to December 2020, in the morning of December 9 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Construction in coordination with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) officially launched Vietnam Green Building Week 2020 event.

(Construction) - On December 7, in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi had a meeting with the People's Committee of Son La province, Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) on the general planning for the construction of Moc Chau national tourism and other related topics.

(Construction) - On December 7, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi attended the bilateral high-level meeting with the first Deputy Minister of the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport within the framework of 8th Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference, GICC 2020.

(Construction) - On the morning of December 5, IDICO Corporation held the 20th anniversary of its founding.

(Construction) - On December 5, Phu My Ultra Clear Float Glass Company (PFG) held its inauguration ceremony with capacity of 600 tons/day.

(Construction) - The Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore announced on November 26th that it has awarded the first contract to construct the rapid transportation system (RTS) connecting Singapore and Johor Bahru, southern Malaysia to Tokyo-based contractor Penta-Ocean Construction.

(Construction) - Tokyu Construction announced on November 13th that it has used new low-carbon concrete which was jointly developed by the company and twelve other construction businesses for the first time at the construction work in Tokyo.

(Construction) - On December 2nd, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh chaired a meeting on the plan to implement 2 online public services, namely granting construction permits and providing planning information.