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Elderly people leave rural areas for cities

Elderly people leave rural areas for cities

Many were surprised when Luong and his wife sold their properties in the countryside and bought an apartment in Hanoi at age 72, just to be closer to their children.
Da Nang loses $60 mln to historic flooding

Da Nang loses $60 mln to historic flooding

Rapid urbanization delivers Da Nang's worst flooding ever

Rapid urbanization delivers Da Nang's worst flooding ever

HCMC shifts parking lot focus from underground to high above

HCMC shifts parking lot focus from underground to high above

With underground parking lots remaining on paper after many years, Ho Chi Minh City is considering building assembled high-rise facilities in the downtown area.
September 19, 2022 | 06:00 am PT
Greenhouses, tree loss blamed for frequent Da Lat flooding

Greenhouses, tree loss blamed for frequent Da Lat flooding

Da Lat floods regularly whenever it rains heavily because of massive greenhouse development and rapid urbanization that consumes all the available green space, according to experts.
September 3, 2022 | 07:29 pm PT

The lotus pond is the priceless pearl – don't cast it before swine

As an expat living in Hanoi, I hesitate giving my opinion on controversial topics that I am perhaps not sufficiently informed about.
August 15, 2022 | 06:38 pm PT
Industrial hub Dong Nai to renovate its capital for $320 mln

Industrial hub Dong Nai to renovate its capital for $320 mln

The industrial hub of Dong Nai will carry out a series of projects at almost VND7.4 trillion ($320 million) to upgrade its capital town Bien Hoa.
May 20, 2022 | 11:35 pm PT
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
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.
February 13, 2022 | 06:52 pm 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
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