More social housing projects will be developed with the involvement of the State, enterprises, and the public, to meet the people's demand, according to Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies voiced their opinions about the draft revised laws on housing and on real estate business during their plenary sitting at the legislature’s ongoing eighth session on October 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Arranging accommodation for workers is a growing headache for HCM City, Dong Nai and Binh Duong provinces which have more than 70 industrial zones with about 1.8 million workers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ha Noi People's Committee has asked relevant departments to review the progress of social housing projects and report on when the projects will be completed, before July 25.

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 VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Construction has not made public the standards to define who the low income earners are, so it is difficult for banks to grant house-purchasing loans to this subject.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seven decrees of the Government, one decision signed by the Prime Minister, and two ministerial-level circulars will take effect since June 2013.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies yesterday discussed the draft Anti-terrorism Law, debating international co-operation in this area and measures such as the establishment and operation of the steering committees of anti-terrorism.

VietNamNet Bridge – After a year of economic restructuring, Viet Nam still faces grave problems including high inventory, bad debt and falling purchasing power.

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VietNamNet Bridge - Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee – Mr. Nguyen The Thao – says that there are nearly 6,000 apartments in the city are unsold.

VietNamNet Bridge - Many commercial housing projects are about to be transferred into social housing projects for low income earners.