Locals unhappy government inspectors' report on Thu Thiem violations ignores them

People in Ho Chi Minh City's District 2 complain their sufferings have been ignored in a report on violations in Thu Thiem urban area development.

Van Duc Toi, 53, lives on his own to take care of buffaloes in Thu Thiem Ward, a new urban area in Saigon.

HCMC has called on the Defense Ministry to speed up handover of land for building a key bridge over the Saigon River.

August 03, 2018 | 02:56 pm GMT+7

The Thu Thiem Tunnel will be closed to all vehicles between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. this weekend and next.

January 25, 2018 | 02:30 pm GMT+7

We went out to talk with the builders working on what is heralded as Southeast Asia's financial hub about life on the site.

July 18, 2017 | 07:00 pm GMT+7

New roads and towers are hoped to turn Thu Thiem into a new financial and commercial hub that can rival District 1.

June 07, 2017 | 11:46 am GMT+7

Construction is expected to complete by 2023, upgrading Thu Thiem to a new modern area.

May 06, 2017 | 11:20 am GMT+7