VUPDA is a member of the Asian Planning Association including Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, cooperating in the field of urban planning and alternately hosting an international conference on planning. Every year VUPDA sends experts to attend the annual international conference, organized by the Planning Associations of Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

These international cooperation activities have enhanced VUPDA’s position and helped international organizations in the field of architecture, planning and urban development understand more about development as well as difficulties and challenges. of Vietnamese cities. Through it, many projects of governments, ADB and non-governmental organizations, companies have come to a number of cities and universities in Vietnam in the field of training, infrastructure investment, pilot study to replicate the model of application or technology transfer… to help urban authorities and improve human resource capacity in urban management, improvement and development.