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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
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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
VietnamVietnam
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Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2023 edition

Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2023 edition

This is the 5th annual Ho Chi Minh City construction update at Future Southeast Asia. Corruptions scandals plague One Central HCM and IFC One Saigon, Ben Thanh Station, Grand Manhattan Novaland, Thu Thiem New Urban Area.

James Clark
James Clark
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Trip Report: Hoi An 2023 construction update
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Trip Report: Hoi An 2023 construction update

The Da Nang-Hoi An resort coast, more new urban areas, the fragile beaches of Hoi An, and the hidden casino resort from Macau.

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Novaworld Phan Thiet review

Novaworld Phan Thiet review

The new coastal resort town on the South Central coast of Vietnam.

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Binh Thuan trip report (2023 edition)
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Binh Thuan trip report (2023 edition)

Construction update on the Southeast coast of Vietnam. The weird building in a land corruption scandal, a mega-hotel on top of a sand dune, empty new urban developments, and the lost beach of Mui Ne

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Danang construction report for 2023
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Danang construction report for 2023

Revisiting the construction sites in the city and along the coastal road to Hoi An, including a mini Dubai by the sea, and the apartment that Ronaldo didn't build.

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Quy Nhon: The best and worst of urban development in Vietnam in one city
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Quy Nhon: The best and worst of urban development in Vietnam in one city

My 2023 trip report for Quy Nhon, the city that could be the next big thing in Vietnam

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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Vietnam aviation report (mini report)
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Vietnam aviation report (mini report)

Dispatches from Southeast Asia: Danang, Vietnam. New flight routes to places I would never have guessed, and the return of one of the fastest growing flight routes in the region.

James Clark
James Clark
VietnamVietnam
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The stagnation of Vietnam's railways
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The stagnation of Vietnam's railways

The perpetually proposed North-South Express Railway, reduced and suspended services in the north, and the relocation of Hanoi station to outside the city centre.

James Clark
James Clark