Roadblocks related to credit accessibility, legal procedures, and demand-supply factor must be removed to bolster the recovery of the real estate market, experts said at a forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 29.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 17 issued an official dispatch asking relevant ministries, agencies and local authorities to take drastic solutions to ensure the safe, healthy and sustainable development of the property market.

Railway authorities said they would need at least 1.7 trillion VND (75 million USD) in 2017-2020 to address long-standing rail accident hotspots at illegal level crossings.

Singapore has tightened security across all streets leading to Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, where the 16th Shangri-La Dialogue will take place from June 2 to 4.