Construction

More than 420 enterprises operating in the construction, real estate and interior-exterior decoration industries will showcase products at the 3rd Vietbuild Hanoi International Expo 2016, that will kick off from November 16 to 20.

KTĐT - Lasting through terms to terms, even over 3 amendments of the Law of the Land but many projects still remain sluggish. It is not because of resources or a lack of money but because of the too slow land clearance. Therefore, the Resolution No. 08 of the City Party Committee just issued in order to raise the effectiveness and efficiency of the compensation, support and resettlement when the State recovers the land in the city during the period of 2016-2020 and the next years is expected to make a strong breakthrough in this work.

Hanoi held a groundbreaking ceremony of construction on extending Ring Road 3 that runs from Mai Dich intersection in Cau Giay district to Km5+500 on Thang Long bridge on October 5.

KTĐT - Similar to Ha Bac (former), Ha Nam in the North and the South of a river, Hanoi is in the middle or inner of rivers. There are 9 big and small rivers flowing through Hanoi, including Red River, Da River, Duong River, Ca Lo River, Cau River, To Lich River, Nhue River, Day River and Tich River. However, the Red River is the main river because it flows along Hanoi, with two tributaries flowing to the river, including Da River and Lo River. The remaining rivers take water from the Red River and flow in the North-South directions and then finally flow to the Red River at the downstream. When mentioning about Hanoi land and water, it means re-telling the story of Red River and Hanoi City.

The eastern North – South highway, running from Phap Van road in Hanoi to the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, will be completed in 2020 at the latest, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung requested at a meeting in Hanoi on July 7.

The Ministry of Construction held a ceremony in Hanoi on July 7 to launch a technical assistance project for establishing Vietnam’s green city master plan, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

In transportation planning of the city by 2030, with a vision for 2050, Hanoi will build a number of new interprovincial coach terminals in conjunction with the bus terminal point in metropolitan centers and satellite towns.

On June 26, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended the groundbreaking ceremonies of two important projects on flood control and tumor hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).

The domestic property market is forecast to face opposite ends in late 2016 with a lack of mid-tier housing and an abundant high-end segment.

Vietnamese companies and their counterparts from 27 countries and territories will showcase their latest products at the Construction-Building Material-Real Estate and Interior-Exterior Decoration International Exhibition, held at the Sigon Exhibition and Convention Centre from June 24 to 28.

KTĐT - Hanoi People's Committee held a ceremony at the Dong Anh district on June 23 to announce a detailed master plan for the Nhat Tan-Noi Bai route, also known as Vo Nguyen Giap road, located in the districts of Dong Anh and Soc Son.

At the reception for a delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Construction to Vietnam, Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha urged Cuban leaders, including the construction minister, to facilitate the early establishment of a joint venture between the Vietnam Glass and Ceramics for Construction Corporation and the Cuban Geicons Group.

On May 15, the Hanoi People’s Committee started work of an inland depot in Co Bi Commune, Gia Lam District. That is the largest in the Northern key economic region.

Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung signed a decision promulgating the Regulation on the general planning and management of high-rise buildings in the inner-city areas.

The central province of Quang Nam held a ceremony to inaugurate the Cua Dai bridge spanning the Thu Bon River and a coastal road on March 27.

Vietbuild Hanoi 2016 International Exhibition, the first of its kind in Hanoi, which will take place at the National Exhibition Construction Centre from March 24-28, will feature 63 foreign companies from China, Germany, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, the UK and the US.

According to the master plan on Vietnam highway development by 2020 with a vision towards 2030 approved by the Prime Minister, the northern system has 14 highways connecting Hanoi with other provinces with a total length of 1,368 km.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pressed a button to launch a project to connect the Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway with touristy Sa Pa town in northern Lao Cai province on February 27.

With the active implementation of the social house programme, the Ministry of Construction said that the country is expected to build 1 million square meters (m2) of the social house in 2015.

The Construction Ministry said the funding is estimated to build student housing nationwide in the 2016-2020 period worth about 9,000 billion VND (406.3 million USD).