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Land disputes in Vietnam: a burden with few solutions

Land disputes in Vietnam: a burden with few solutions

A quarter of surveyed Vietnamese express their concern over land disagreements including land use rights certificate, land boundary and land resettlement, but nearly half choose to do nothing to resolve them, according to UNDP's 2015 Justice Index report.
Four murders and a bloody battle for land rights in Thailand

Four murders and a bloody battle for land rights in Thailand

Supot Kalasong was driving home one afternoon in April when he heard a bang and assumed he had blown his newly-patched tire.
June 22, 2016 | 05:08 pm PT
Myanmar government to take over burned land in Rakhine state: minister

Myanmar government to take over burned land in Rakhine state: minister

Myanmar government plans to redevelop land areas in Rakhine state where hundreds of Rohingya villages were burned down. 
September 28, 2017 | 12:45 am PT
Witches beaten, buried, burned for land in princely Indian state

Witches beaten, buried, burned for land in princely Indian state

Poor, alone, low-caste women are targeted, and land grabbing may be the main cause. 
October 4, 2017 | 02:12 am PT
Take a look at one of the most ambitious projects planned for Saigon

Take a look at one of the most ambitious projects planned for Saigon

'The New City' will cost an estimated $3 billion and take up five percent of the city's total land area.
October 22, 2017 | 10:00 am PT
Homelessness to digital IDs: five property rights hotspots in 2018

Homelessness to digital IDs: five property rights hotspots in 2018

Land rights defenders are under increasing threat of harassment and attack from governments and corporations.
December 26, 2017 | 11:00 pm PT
Vietnamese investors snap up land in earmarked 'special economic zones'

Vietnamese investors snap up land in earmarked 'special economic zones'

Tax breaks and rising real estate prices have got investors champing at the bit.
April 12, 2018 | 11:27 pm PT
Proposed new property tax raises eyebrows in Vietnam

Proposed new property tax raises eyebrows in Vietnam

Experts are concerned that the tax will hit low income earners where it hurts.
April 15, 2018 | 10:08 pm PT
Vietnam’s proposed property tax won’t hit the poor: minister

Vietnam’s proposed property tax won’t hit the poor: minister

Authorities claim the tax only aims to combat land speculation by high income groups.
April 21, 2018 | 03:00 am PT
HCMC puts land under the hammer for $1.1 bln in new 'city of dreams'

HCMC puts land under the hammer for $1.1 bln in new 'city of dreams'

Officials claim that residents are being paid appropriate compensation to make way for the project.
May 7, 2018 | 02:00 pm PT
Peace talks ignite land buying frenzy along South Korea's fortified border

Peace talks ignite land buying frenzy along South Korea's fortified border

Demand for property in the DMZ is surging on expectations of an influx of people and investment.
May 13, 2018 | 05:11 pm PT
Philippine peasants fight for land 30 years after reform

Philippine peasants fight for land 30 years after reform

Peasant farmers protest to demand genuine land reform and ask government to stop killing farmers.
May 30, 2018 | 05:42 pm PT
Tag accountability to property tax, Vietnam advised

Tag accountability to property tax, Vietnam advised

World Bank says tax should be part of financial policy reform.
June 8, 2018 | 04:12 pm PT
Vietnam real estate outlook sparks foreign investor rush

Vietnam real estate outlook sparks foreign investor rush

'In Vietnam, the rapid advancement of the middle and affluent classes is promoting the next wave of demand.'
June 29, 2018 | 12:21 am PT
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