Hanoi, Sept. 18 -- Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Tuong Van proposed three key areas of cooperation at the 2025 China-ASEAN Ministerial Roundtable on Construction, which was held on September 15 in Guilin, Guangxi province, China. Speaking at the plenary session, Van highlighted Vietnam's achievements, experience, and orientations in housing and urban development. He reaffirmed Vietnam's commitment to actively and responsibly participating in regional cooperation mechanisms, notably the ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN).

Given the region's shared challenges, especially the impacts of climate change on urbanisation, the Vietnamese official proposed maintaining and strengthening the role of the annual ministerial conference as a ke...