VOV.VN - The 2023 Vietbuild Hanoi International Exhibition, a platform held to showcase the latest construction materials, technologies, and interior and exterior decor products, opened on March 15 at the National Exhibition Construction Center for the first time this year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met female leaders of centrally-run agencies and presented Kovalevskaia Awards on the occasion of International Women’s Day (March 8) in Hanoi on March 7 to honour the contributions of Vietnamese women to national construction and development.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) and a joint venture between the Trading Construction Works Organisation (WTO) and Japan’s Marubeni Corporation signed a gas sale heads of agreement for O Mon II Thermal Power Project on February 22.

VOV.VN - Contech Vietnam 2023, an international trade fair which focuses on the construction, mining, and transportation sectors, is due to take place from April 21 to April 24, as announced on February 21 during a press conference held in Hanoi.

Vietnam’s national construction cost index (CCI) last year increased by 4.92% against that of 2021 and 11.01% from 2020, the Ministry of Construction has announced.

Vietnam always welcomes foreign investors, including those from China, in the spirit of “harmonious interests, shared risks,” Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed.

With the domestic housing market entering a period of stagnation, many construction companies of the Republic of Korea (RoK) have amended their business strategies, in which many choose Vietnam as their destination, the RoK’s Newdaily newspaper reported.

VOV.VN - A 10-year-old boy trapped inside an empty concrete pillar 35m deep under the ground has died at the construction site of a bridge project in Phu Loi commune of Dong Thap province, southern Vietnam.

Despite being affected by general difficulties, the growth rate of the construction industry achieved about 8-8.5% this year, contributing to bringing the economy's overall growth rate surpassing the 6-6.5% plan set by the Government.

Vietnam’s urbanization rate would be at least 45% by 2025 and over 50% by 2030 under an action programme adopted by the Government.