VOV.VN - Hue City in central Vietnam has been honored as a National Winner in the 2026 One Planet City Challenge organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), in recognition of its efforts in climate action and sustainable urban development.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on May 16 launched a friendship tree-planting campaign and unveiled the “Friendship Tree Garden” in Phu An ward, aiming to strengthen people-to-people ties while promoting sustainable urban development.

The Tall Building Forum 2026 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 14, offering forward-looking insights into sustainable urban high-rise development.

Vingroup on May 11 broke ground on a 228ha urban, resort and sports complex in Dien Bien province, marking the largest urban development project ever launched in the northwestern locality.

Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Vu Dai Thang chaired the committee’s regular meeting on May 5, during which he underlined the requirement for the city to achieve growth of over 10% in the second quarter to fulfil the target of double-digit development for the whole of 2026.

Vietnamese Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh and the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yun-duk held talks on April 21 in Hanoi, aiming to expand cooperation in transport infrastructure and urban development.

VOV.VN - Authorities in Quang Ninh province are proposing the development of a “Dong A Heritage Corridor” connecting historical and cultural sites associated with the Tran Dynasty along the Bach Dang River, in an effort to integrate heritage preservation with sustainable urban development.

Amid mounting urbanisation pressures and rising growth demands, Ho Chi Minh City is accelerating investment in large-scale strategic infrastructure projects across transport, urban development and digital systems, aiming to remove long-standing bottlenecks while creating spillover benefits for economic growth.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho pledges to create the most favourable conditions for Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to study and implement investment projects, particularly in industrial park infrastructure, green energy and smart urban development, city leaders said on January 27.

The 2025 Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) Global Summit opened on December 3 in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together more than 600 urban leaders, technology experts and international investors.