Ho Chi Minh City to build more pedestrian streets
LifestyleHo Chi Minh City’s Department of Planning and Architecture and Spain's Idom Ingenieria Consultoria S.A. plan to work together to open more pedestrian streets and shopping malls in district 1.
Property market set for recovery as Ho Chi Minh City streamlines housing regulations
MarketThe Ho Chi Minh City's housing market is expected to recover again after being flat for over one year with support from the local government.
Ho Chi Minh City not making use of abandoned spaces
PolicyLarge areas under elevated roadways in Ho Chi Minh City lie abandoned even as the city suffers from a severe shortage of parking spaces.
Ho Chi Minh City seeks investment in Sai Gon Safari Park
InvestmentThe Sai Gon Safari Park has been added to the list of projects in which Ho Chi Minh City is soliciting investment, said Director of the city’s Department of Planning and Investment Le Thi Huynh Mai.
Ho Chi Minh City makes progress on the road to becoming smart city
InvestmentThe achievements in the first stage of a project to turn Ho Chi Minh City into a smart city 2020 were listed by its People’s Committee at a recent conference.
Ho Chi Minh City sees supply of houses, villas slump
MarketSupply of landed houses and villas in HCM City is short since developers are wary of this segment due to high costs and extended procedures, experts said.
HCM City, Dong Nai seek urgent approval of Cat Lai bridge project
PolicyOfficials of Ho Chi Minh City and southern Dong Nai province met last week to discuss details about the Cat Lai bridge project, which will connect district 2 in HCM City to Nhon Trach district in Dong Nai province.
HCM City seeks to sell thousands of resettlement apartments in District 2
PolicyHCM City will continue to auction 5,034 resettlement apartments and 43 land lots designed for building relocation housing following earlier unsuccessful attempts, according to the Department of Construction.
Government supports special site clearance process for HCMC
PolicyPrime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with leaders of Ho Chi Minh City on April 12 on the implementation of special policies and procedures to shorten times during ground clearance for infrastructure development in the city.
HCM City attracts over 1.55 bln USD in FDI in Q1
InvestmentHo Chi Minh City attracted over 1.55 billion USD in foreign direct investment in the first quarter of this year, up 20.4 percent year-on-year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.
