Could robotics and timber tackle Britain's housing challenges?
World 17:22 14/08/2025LONDON -- Gigantic robot arms controlled by artificial intelligence glide around a vast factory in Oxfordshire, England, making building frames from timber, one of the world's oldest construction materials.
1,000 homes to be rebuilt or repaired in Vietnam’s Nghe An after devastating floods
Vietnam News 14:38 06/08/2025The Ministry of Public Security will join hands with local authorities in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam to rebuild or repair 1,000 houses damaged by severe flooding and landslides triggered by storm Wipha, the third storm to hit Vietnam this year.
Ho Chi Minh City real estate market still struggles with limited supply
Ho Chi Minh City 13:07 10/07/2025Despite ongoing efforts to address legal bottlenecks and a hopeful outlook for a stronger recovery, Ho Chi Minh City’s real estate market continues to face daunting challenges due to the housing shortage.
Vietnam housing conditions improve over past decade: official data
Vietnam News 14:26 22/05/2025Housing conditions in Vietnam improved significantly between 2014 and 2024, with average living space and structural quality both rising, according to new data released by the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.
House price climbs, rent falls in Vietnam in first four months of 2020
Economy 19:28 08/05/2020Retail space rent went down by up to 30 percent
Latest census raises eyebrows by finding only 39 homeless families in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 17:13 15/10/2019District 1, District 4, and Can Gio District were the only areas in Ho Chi Minh City with homeless family units, according to the 2019 census
Ho Chi Minh City guarantees 10,000 affordable apartments for relocated families
Vietnam News 15:06 18/06/2018They will be helped in buying or renting the social housing apartments
Vietnam cbank floats $2.3bn for new credit package to stir realty market
Economy 21:03 06/02/2015The State Bank of Vietnam has submitted to the government a plan to set aside VND50 trillion (US$2.3 billion) to support the commercial condo segment by enabling local banks to offer local homebuyers long-term lending at preferential rates
Realty market prices approaching real values: Construction Minister
Economy 20:00 19/11/2013Unreasonably high prices of real estate are falling due to low housing demand, Construction Minister Trinh Dinh Dung stated in a recent TV interview
Is living in deserted villas a joy?
Economy 17:00 26/08/2013Definitely not, as insiders have exposed the misery of living in such a place, which could be considered the dream of a lifetime
