The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on September 5 afternoon agreed on adjustments to the 2025 central budget expenditure estimates relating to the Ministry of Construction and targeted supplements for provincial and municipal People’s Committees.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh praised the Ministry of Construction for its bold reforms and innovation, driving major gains in infrastructure and policy, while urging fixes for real estate and housing challenges at the ministry’s first Party Congress, for 2025–2030, in Ha Noi on August 5.

The government has recently issued Decree No. 140/2025/ND-CP (June 12, 2025, clearly) to define the responsibilities, tasks, and authority of two-level local authorities in the field of state management under the Ministry of Construction. The decree will take effect on July 1, 2025, with some provisions taking retroactive effect from March 1, 2025.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha asked ministries and localities to speed up land clearance and relocation works in the North-South high-speed rail line project during a hybrid conference on the land clearance plan for the railway project on June 16.

The Minister of Construction has requested VinSpeed High-Speed Rail Investment and Development JSC and Truong Hai Group Joint Stock Company (Thaco) to complete documents seeking approval of their proposals to invest in the North-South high-speed railway.