Eight people were killed in a fire that broke out at a three-floor house in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 11 on May 7.

Local construction firms face the risk of bankruptcy as the price of steel has soared 40% recently.

Workshops sharing experience in social housing development of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and policy improvements in Vietnam will be held in major cities of HCM City, Da Nang and Hanoi in the coming time, according to the Ministry of Construction (MoC).

The Construction Department of central Da Nang city has listed 17 commercial housing projects in which foreign organisations and individuals can buy units.

The Government has issued a new decree aiming to promote the development of social housing.

VOV.VN - US business magazine Forbes has recently published an article detailing real estate in Vietnam in which it starts out by stating: “Office rents rising in 2020? Positive GDP growth during a global health crisis? Seems unimaginable, unless you live in Vietnam.”

The Canadian Embassy in Vietnam on March 30 inaugurated a Canadian-funded road leading to a charitable house in Cam Phuoc Dong commune in the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Cam Ranh city.

VOV.VN - The US is widely viewed as the main market which has contributed to the strong growth of local timber and wood product exports, with export turnover to the lucrative market in 2020 surging by 34.37% to US$7.166 billion, despite being heavily hit by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Timber and Forest Product Association.

VOV.VN - As the world's most popular architecture website, Archdaily recently showcased T House in Di An city of the southern province of Binh Duong.

The standard level of social assistance will increase from VND270,000 (US$11.72) to VND360,000 (US$15.63) per month from July 1, 2021, according to Decree No.20/2021/ND-CP providing social support policies for those entitled to social protection.