The shape of the Thu Thiem new urban town on the bank of the Saigon River is now clearer with revisions. However, it will take a long time to materialize the planning. On April 5, the project to revise the 1/2000 scale planning of the new urban town of Thu Thiem was introduced to related HCM City authorities and experts in the field. The new project has adopted changes and included more details than... 

HCMC – Vina Projects is looking to further penetrate the fast growing Vietnamese market through a range of services, especially consultancy on urban planning. Vina Projects is a joint venture between VinaCapital with a 50% stake and inProjects Group, a Hong Kong provider of services for the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors.The CEO and general manager of Vina Projects, Paul James, told reporters... 

Six months ago, the Prime Minister ordered that the demolition of old villas and construction of new high-rises in central Hanoi should be halted. According to the Hanoi authorities, if this policy continues unabated, it will wreak financial havoc and exert social problems. The Hanoi authorities claim that 233 projects to build high-rises of nine stories and above in central Hanoi, which comprises... 

Work started last Saturday on a residential and commercial complex, the Royal City, in Hanoi with a total investment capital of nearly VND10 trillion (US$541.4 million). Covering an area of 120,945 square meters at 74, Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, the complex includes luxury hotels, office for rent, trade centers, high-end apartment buildings, schools, parks and underground parking area... 

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved Wednesday a blueprint to expand Ho Chi Minh City to become a megacity by the year 2025, with six new suburb districts to be merged in. With the six new districts covering 35,200 hectares, HCMC will embrace a total surface of 245,000 hectares as the population grows up from 7 million now to 10 million in 15 years time, according to the new urban plan. Then, the...