Construction Report

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Vung TauVung Tau
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Vung Tau: The future beach district of Ho Chi Minh City

Vung Tau: The future beach district of Ho Chi Minh City

Vung Tau construction report, featuring the proposed merger of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province into Ho Chi Minh City, Front Beach projects, Back Beach redevelopment, and updates on proposed urban and inter-provincial railways.

James Clark
James Clark
ThailandThailand
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Pattaya construction and transport report

Pattaya construction and transport report

Trip report from January 2025: Walkability and bad street layouts, Pattaya construction notes, the ghost tower, future high-speed railway and monorail, Jomtien Beach as a future apartment hotspot, and air quality

James Clark
James Clark
ThailandThailand
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Sri Racha Trip Report

Sri Racha Trip Report

The Little Osaka of Thailand, bad design of Sukhumvit Road (like Bangkok), seaview apartments (shame about the beach), and the future high-speed railway to 3 airports.

James Clark
James Clark
ThailandThailand
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Bangkok construction update (2025 edition)

Bangkok construction update (2025 edition)

Another mall at Siam, the future “Shinjuku of Bangkok”, more classic hotels that have been lost, the South Sukhumvit Innovation District, and a mega project in Chinatown.

James Clark
James Clark
KampotKampot
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Kampot and Kep (Cambodia) construction and tourism development

Kampot and Kep (Cambodia) construction and tourism development

Trip report from my visit in December 2024, including the two-tower apartment project in Kampot Town, the Tiktokification of tourism landmarks, and land reclamation in Kep.

James Clark
James Clark
CambodiaCambodia
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Sihanoukville report: abandoned towers and seaside redevelopment

Sihanoukville report: abandoned towers and seaside redevelopment

An update on one of the biggest mixed-use developments under construction in Cambodia, prominent abandoned projects, and the redevelopment of Ochheuteal and Otres Beach.

James Clark
James Clark
Phnom PenhPhnom Penh
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Phnom Penh construction report

Phnom Penh construction report

Heritage buildings update, the temple-shaped National Bank building, the fake Paris on Diamond Island, bad urban planning on the Tonle Sap riverfront, a new urban area rises on a disappeared lake, the bird nest towers, and booming BKK1

James Clark
James Clark
PoipetPoipet
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Poipet trip report: Construction and urban development in Cambodia's wild-west casino city

Poipet trip report: Construction and urban development in Cambodia's wild-west casino city

Poipet has plans to transform this border town associated with casinos and scam compounds into an enthralling civilized city to attract national and international tourists. I spent a night in Poipet to see what it was like.

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City construction report

Ho Chi Minh City construction report

The HCMC Metro and Transport Oriented Development, the many boxy blue towers, Saigon is getting a Nobu, the Thu Thiem New Urban Area is showing signs of life, and bridges update

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Hue construction and transport report

Hue construction and transport report

Wandering with cows in abandoned new urban areas, a new megamall, how the high-speed rail will make Hue and Danang commuter cities, and the case of the proposed tramway

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Hoi An/Quang Nam province construction report (2024)

Hoi An/Quang Nam province construction report (2024)

Visiting the new urban areas, abandoned resorts, ghost towns, and haunted castles of the Hoi An-Danang resort coast.

James Clark
James Clark
Dong HoiDong Hoi
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Dong Hoi construction update – 2024 edition

Dong Hoi construction update – 2024 edition

Dong Hoi is the capital of Quang Binh Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. The city aspires to be a major tourism destination, but many high-profile construction projects remain unfinished. This construction report is from my visit in August 2024.

James Clark
James Clark