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Vietnam's tallest skyscraper to tower over Hanoi

Vietnam's tallest skyscraper to tower over Hanoi

A 108-storey financial tower in Hanoi will become Vietnam’s tallest building when it is completed, adding to the country’s construction boom, according to the city’s urban construction blueprint towards 2050.
Saigon and flooding: A match made in hell

Saigon and flooding: A match made in hell

Hanoi gets dizzy from unplanned planning

Hanoi gets dizzy from unplanned planning

Fate of golf course next to Saigon airport hangs in the balance

Fate of golf course next to Saigon airport hangs in the balance

The government has halted all construction activities at the controversial course, which many experts say shouldn't have existed.
June 13, 2017 | 01:14 am PT
Lawyers challenge Hanoi’s plan to ban motorbikes

Lawyers challenge Hanoi’s plan to ban motorbikes

'The city seems to be focusing more on imposing a ban than offering a real solution.'
June 18, 2017 | 08:12 pm PT
What lies ahead for Saigon’s once-feared slum?

What lies ahead for Saigon’s once-feared slum?

Residents have been left in limbo for the past 17 years waiting for the bulldozers to come steaming in.
August 8, 2017 | 01:42 am PT
The jamming debate: How to unclog streets in Hanoi and Saigon?

The jamming debate: How to unclog streets in Hanoi and Saigon?

The government has spoken and so have experts and residents; but just like the notorious traffic, the debate is going nowhere.
August 21, 2017 | 02:39 am PT
Should Vietnam rebuild its largest city?

Should Vietnam rebuild its largest city?

Following VnExpress International’s call for discussion on how to solve gridlock in Hanoi and Saigon, one reader suggests looking at Paris, Barcelona and Melbourne.
August 22, 2017 | 06:27 am PT
Life falling apart in Saigon slum

Life falling apart in Saigon slum

Dozens of families are holding out for more resettlement money before they leave the crumbling Nguyen Kieu area. 
August 30, 2017 | 01:39 am PT
Top place team bag $100,000 from competition to solve traffic congestion in Hanoi

Top place team bag $100,000 from competition to solve traffic congestion in Hanoi

Details of their plan will remain a secret until all is revealed at an upcoming press conference.
September 9, 2017 | 08:12 pm PT
Living with the floods in southern Vietnam

Living with the floods in southern Vietnam

Hundreds of families are left under water every time it rains due to highway upgrade work.
October 5, 2017 | 01:49 am PT
Saigon's 'smart city' plan met with skepticism by locals

Saigon's 'smart city' plan met with skepticism by locals

'Now all we can see is a city filled with floods and trash. There is no vision for a smart city.'
October 6, 2017 | 09:00 pm PT
From traffic jams to floods, can Indonesia's 'Big Durian' be fixed?

From traffic jams to floods, can Indonesia's 'Big Durian' be fixed?

Jakarta could set as an example of planning failure that countries in Southeast Asia might as well learn from. 
November 23, 2017 | 07:26 pm PT
Eco-dreamin': Living in limbo on Saigon's green peninsula

Eco-dreamin': Living in limbo on Saigon's green peninsula

Plans to transform a peninsula into an ecological urban haven were unveiled way back in 1992, but remain mostly on paper.
December 23, 2017 | 09:00 am PT
Weekly roundup: Vietnam's circus stars, resort invasion, missing urban planning map and more

Weekly roundup: Vietnam's circus stars, resort invasion, missing urban planning map and more

Revisit the week with top stories compiled by VnExpress International's editors.
May 5, 2018 | 12:33 am PT
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