The northern province of Hung Yen on December 2 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in smart city development with Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) of the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Vietnamese developers’ contracted sales are forecast to increase by 20%-30% next year thanks to an improving operating environment, with rising vaccination rates and continued easing of mobility restrictions likely to spearhead the economic recovery, according to Fitch Ratings.

VOV.VN - An Opera Gala Concert “Girls Deserve to Shine” will be held at the Hanoi Opera House at 20:00 on November 26.

VOV.VN - The United States is sending a further four million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam, according to the White House in a statement released on November 23.

VOV.VN - The House of Lords of the United Kingdom is willing to support the Vietnamese Embassy in London in carrying out activities aimed at strengthening the friendship and strategic partnership between the two countries, especially through parliamentary channels.

VOV.VN - The first group of foreign tourists made a tour of the UNESCO recognised ancient town of Hoi An in central Vietnam on November 20, kick-starting a pilot scheme to welcome back foreign travelers following a long hiatus caused by COVID-19.

The Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and the Truth National Political Publishing House on November 16 introduced a book featuring Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s article on several theoretical and practical issues on socialism.

VOV.VN - A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on November 15 in order to see off Vietnamese beauty Do Thi Ha to the Miss World 2021 pageant.

Homebase, a Vietnamese proptech startup, has raised US$30 million of funding from many world leading adventurous funds including Y Combinator, Partech Partners, Goodwater Capital, Ace and Company and Emles Advisors.

Demand for “housing with care” – a range of residential formats (which often provide care services) for older people – is increasing, but the market remains almost untouched in Vietnam, according to property consultancy Savills Vietnam.