Construction

Hanoi`s landscape has changed a lot with projects in urban areas, buildings and commercial centers.

The Ha Long – Hai Phong expressway helps cut the distance between Hanoi and Ha Long from 180km to 130km and the Ha Long – Hai Phong route from 75km to 25km.

Hanoi is planning to exchange 33.3 hectares of land in the northern districts of Tu Liem and Cau Giay for 3.9 kilometers of road connecting National Highway in the form of Build-Transfer (BT).

Hanoi will shorten the time needed to process applications and grant construction permits from 166 days at present to no longer than 120 days in line with a prime minister instructive dated March 13, 2018.

The domestic construction material market has been stable to date this year, meeting the demand of consumers, according to the Ministry of Construction.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Official Letter No. 2238/UBND-DT to request departments to continue carrying out Directive No.08/CT-TTg on taking measures to shorten time for granting construction licenses and relevant procedures.

The Hanoi Housing Development and Investment Corporation (Handico) has recently reviewed the mid-term of the fourth Party congress for the 2015-2020 tenure.

The Hanoi People’s Committee released Decision No. 09/2018/QD-UBND to stipulate regulation on managing, exploiting and maintaining urban road system in the Capital city.

The International Vietbuild Exhibition opens in the central city of Da Nang on April 21 with 300 domestic and international businesses joining in.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung recently required relevant authorities to accelerate the draft of the feasibility study report on the Long Thanh Airport to submit it to the National Assembly in late 2019.

Deputy Minister of Construction has just signed an official letter, requesting Quang Ninh, Khanh Hoa and Kien Giang provinces to put under control the dramatic land price increase in a short period of time in Van Don, Van Phong, and Phu Quoc.

The Ministry of Transport is scrutinizing a construction plan of a new higher speed rail route connecting the capital city of Hanoi to the northern border with China to promote bilateral trade.

Hanoi has proposed the Prime Minister to invest in three priority urban railway with a total investment of VND 125,614 billion.

To ensure the completion as required by the Ministry of Transport, the EPC contractor of Cat Linh - Ha Dong Railway project doubled the manpower for executing the project.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a directive on the accelerated implementation of measures to shorten time for granting construction licences and relevant procedures.

The government is eyeing to conclude the expansion plan of Tan Son Nhat Airport this March.

The proposal on adjusting the street and pavement rentals of Hanoi People`s Committee is assessed by many experts as contributing to management assistance, limiting traffic congestion, increasing revenue for the city budget, especially for temporary parking method.

Undersupply of Grade A office stock in the CBD has pushed office rents to levels not seen since 2008, indicates data from real estate consultancy JLL.

Vietnam`s top legislature on Friday decided to spend over 1 billion U.S. dollars on site clearance for construction of Long Thanh international airport in southern Dong Nai province.

The Hanoi People’s Committee issued Official Letter No. 5557/UBND-DT dated November 3, requesting People’s Committees of districts, suburban districts and towns to review implementation of Ha Noi’s planning on construction material development to 2020, orientation to 2030.