VOV.VN - Vietnam has basically completed the goal of eradicating temporary and dilapidated houses nationwide, finishing 5 years and 4 months earlier than planned under a Party Resolution, according to a report presented at a national review conference in Hanoi on August 26.

Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives (Parliament) Gerry Brownlee will pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 27 to 31.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on August 16 in Haoi to review the implementation of social housing development targets in the first seven months of 2025 and outline plans for the remaining five months.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung and his spouse warmly invited Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse to a tea ceremony at the Blue House in Seoul on August 12.

VOV.VN - Dozens of Vietnamese and international artists are set to perform at the Arts Festival Autumn Melodies 2025 which is scheduled to take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House from August 15 to 24.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has proposed the creation of a National Housing Fund, with initial capital of VND 5-10 trillion (US$200-400 million), aimed at boosting social housing supply for low-income groups.

Nearly 42,000 revolution contributors across Vietnam have received new or renovated homes in the lead-up to War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27), as part of a nationwide campaign to eliminate substandard housing and honor those who sacrificed for the nation.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has set a goal of developing more than 199,000 social housing units between 2021 and 2030, according to the municipal Department of Construction.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities have approved 17 commercial housing projects for sale to foreign individuals and organisations, in a move aimed at expanding regulated foreign access to the local real estate market.

VOV.VN - The 2025 edition of Summer Concert, themed New Energy for a New Era, is set to take place on the evening of July 6 at the Hanoi Opera House, promising a modern, refreshing approach to chamber and symphonic music.