- Vietnam and China strengthen cooperation in planning, standards, training, and infrastructure.
- Vietnam and Malaysia expedite housing MoU, discuss new direct flight route.
- Delegation explores Guangxi’s housing, smart city, and digital construction initiatives.
A delegation from the Ministry of Construction, headed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Tuong Van, recently engaged in individual bilateral discussions with representatives from China and Malaysia to enhance cooperation in construction and urban development in a meaningful way.
The events occurred during the 2025 China – ASEAN Ministerial Roundtable on Construction in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, providing new cooperation opportunities for Vietnam’s construction industry, as stated by the Ministry of Construction.
During discussions with Li Xianlong, Vice Minister of Housing and Urban – Rural Development of China, both parties praised their recent cooperation successes and shared information on new development directions.
Van emphasized Vietnam's strategic overhaul to achieve significant progress in the near future. Simultaneously, Li presented China's high-quality development model that focuses on excellent homes, excellent apartments, excellent urban areas, and excellent communities supported by digitalisation and advanced technologies.
Both parties agreed to create new collaborative frameworks, prioritizing potential domains such as technology-oriented urban planning, finalizing construction standards, mobilizing private investment for infrastructure, and training human resources.
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The Vietnamese delegation engaged in a working session with the Guangxi Department of Housing and Vietnam Urban Development, which provided insights on urban renewal, social housing, Vietnam smart cities projects, and digital technologies in construction.
In discussions with Malaysian Minister of Housing and Local Government Nga Kor Ming, both parties conveyed their satisfaction with the strong collaboration and consented to accelerate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding regarding housing cooperation.
Malaysia suggested considering the initiation of an additional direct flight route between the two nations to enhance trade and investment. Technical agencies on both sides will persist in finalizing the specifics of upcoming collaboration.