Last week, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha approved the Provincial Plan of Tay Ninh for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. This was the second Provincial Plan in the Southern Economic Region under the stewardship of enCity that was approved in 2023.

enCity’s article, The Ecosystems of Water, on FuturArc Magazine’s Year-end Issue discusses the critical role that water plays in the planning and design of our cities and communities. Through this piece, we showcase inspiring projects that hold water as a unifying element in our living environments, and introduce ways to better embrace water in planning approaches.

The master plan, GS Metro Long Binh, was recently recognised at the Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP) Planning Awards in the category of Urban Design & Placemaking – one of the two awards that enCity received this year for its achievements in urban planning and technology innovations.

December 9th was a delightful and memorable day for the overseas Vietnamese community in Thailand, especially in Udon Thani province, where the first Vietnam Town in the world was officially opened.

In early December, the Ministry of Planning and Investment organised a regional conference on the topic of Planning for the Northern Midlands and Mountains to 2030, vision to 2050. The event was attended by leaders of 14 provinces in the Northern Midland and Mountainous region, national ministry representatives, leading industry experts, and enCity, representing the consortium developing the regional plan.

In early November, Agritecture and enCity officially signed a contract with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assess climate change risks in the agriculture sector and recommend critical investments for food system resilience building for Maldives.

Last week, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha approved the Provincial Plan of Binh Phuoc for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. This was the result of a three-year partnership between enCity and Institute for Vietnam Initiatives (VNI).

Mr. Dzung Do Nguyen, Co-founder and CEO of enCity, presented enCity’s integrated planning approach to increase the efficacy of urban and regional planning.