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We are stripping Vietnam of its 'hidden charms'

We are stripping Vietnam of its 'hidden charms'

While countries seek to preserve and restore their signature features to promote tourism, Vietnam fails at it spectacularly. Our muddled urbanization approach will rob the country of its unique beauty.
Record investment pledges perk up HCMC outskirts districts

Record investment pledges perk up HCMC outskirts districts

With $17 billion promised in principle for various projects, Cu Chi and Hoc Mon districts are looking to develop to their full potential in the coming years.
April 20, 2022 | 08:01 pm PT
Outlying HCMC districts seek city status

Outlying HCMC districts seek city status

Binh Chanh, Can Gio and Cu Chi districts all target to develop into cities within Ho Chi Minh City.
March 7, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
Skyscrapers force us to scrape the bottom of the barrel

Skyscrapers force us to scrape the bottom of the barrel

The towering symbols of progress – skyscrapers – are actually symbolic of a steadily worsening quality of life. We breathe polluted air and lose time we can never regain.
March 23, 2021 | 04:38 pm PT
Hanoi plans low density constructions on Red River banks

Hanoi plans low density constructions on Red River banks

Hanoi is planning a Red River urbanization project that will demarcate eight riverbank sections for development, six of them with low density constructions.
March 19, 2021 | 03:15 am PT
Upgrade work speeds up on HCMC flood-prone street

Upgrade work speeds up on HCMC flood-prone street

Over 50 laborers toiled through nights to upgrade Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Huu Canh Street, infamous for frequent flooding.
January 16, 2021 | 12:59 am PT
Three bridges connecting Mekong Delta with HCMC set to be built

Three bridges connecting Mekong Delta with HCMC set to be built

Long An Province authorities approved a VND2.3 trillion ($98.87 million) plan to build three bridges that will improve connectivity between the Mekong Delta and HCMC.
November 18, 2020 | 07:44 pm PT
Rapid growth could cost Vietnam's coast dear: World Bank

Rapid growth could cost Vietnam's coast dear: World Bank

Rapid urbanization and economic development can intensify natural disaster risks for Vietnam's coastline and wipe billions of dollars off its economic growth over the next decade.
October 23, 2020 | 04:55 pm PT
Is Saigon just another city, or is there something more?

Is Saigon just another city, or is there something more?

With the soaring Saigon skyline descending into a generic urban blandness, it's time to ask: what's left of us?
January 6, 2020 | 05:55 pm PT
Hanoi to pull plug on iconic radio station

Hanoi to pull plug on iconic radio station

Its towers the first to broadcast Vietnam’s independence, historic Asian transmission center succumbs to urban infrastructure wave.
December 26, 2019 | 06:56 pm PT
Thinking out of the box on heritage protection

Thinking out of the box on heritage protection

Sometimes life confronts us with difficult choices, where we can obtain something we value only at the expense of losing something else that we care about too.
December 23, 2019 | 06:05 pm PT
Following the tracks laid by Hanoi's Train Street

Following the tracks laid by Hanoi's Train Street

To track the myriad tales that Hanoi's Train Street can tell, one has to reckon with different avatars it has donned over decades.
October 24, 2019 | 04:30 am PT
Demand for masks rises with pollution in Vietnam, but quality guidelines lacking

Demand for masks rises with pollution in Vietnam, but quality guidelines lacking

Despite rising demand for face masks amidst the escalating air pollution in Hanoi and Saigon, there are no official quality guidelines for them.
October 2, 2019 | 06:45 pm PT
Hanoi air pollution worst in five years, says government report

Hanoi air pollution worst in five years, says government report

The PM2.5 particulate level in Hanoi reached a five-year high last month and environment officials urge residents to limit outdoor activities.
October 1, 2019 | 10:05 pm PT
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