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The town has become a major cash cow for tourism operators. LookAtVietnam - Central Quang Nam province is racing to preserve Hoi An ancient town to ensure the historic city’s tourism potential and aim luring more tourists to the UNESCO-listed site in the future. The project, worth about $60 million, will be implemented this year and scheduled to conclude... Read more
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LookAtVietnam - Waste and waste water are flowing against Vietnam’s mounting urbanisation and industrialisation dreams. While the government is encouraging all economic sectors to address the issue, private investors are turning up their noses. For young Hanoians it is hard to imagine how the To Lich River, one of famous symbols of the capital, was clean... Read more
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LookAtVietnam – Rapid urban development is challenging efforts to protect the environment, especially in large cities.
Waste from households in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District is discharged directly into the Sai Gon River. Urban areas are facing serious pollution.According to Viet Nam Construction Environment Association scientist Pham Ngoc Dang, while... Read more
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Lookatvietnam - Only about 30 to 45 per cent of Viet Nam’s urban zones are the result of detailed planning, a construction ministry survey shows.And rapid expansion and complex planning procedures are likely to ensure that the rate will not quickly improve.The survey shows that in major cities such as Ha Noi, Hai Phong and Da Nang from 70 to 100 per cent... Read more
VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City’s agricultural output has risen by an average of 5.9 per cent this decade despite losing farm land to urbanisation. This is because farmers have switched to more lucrative crops, a top official has said.
Farmers harvest melons in Nhuan Duc Commune, Cu Chi District, in HCM City. The area under cultivation with flowers and organic... Read more
VietNamNet Bridge – The threat of poverty looms for more and more farmers on the outskirts of HCM City who are being forced off of their lands because of rapid urbanisation.
Farmers till the soil before planting vegetables in Tan Phu Trung Commune in HCM City’s Cu Chi District. Farmers on the outskirts of HCM City are being forced off of their land... Read more
