Posts Tagged ‘ villas ’

Old village finds its place and loses its way 

October 20, 2011
Old village finds its place and loses its way 

  Entrance to Cuu Village in Van Tu Commune, Phu Xuyen District, Hanoi It is an old village that has literally risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes, but is now in danger of being consumed by unbridled urbanization. Cuu Village in Van Tu Commune of the suburban district of Phu Xuyen is one of the oldest [...]

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Hanoi collects ideas for restoring French town 

November 15, 2010
Hanoi collects ideas for restoring French town 

A file photo of Trang Tien Street, part of the French town before 1945 in Hanoi Vietnamese and French architects will submit to Hanoi authorities a draft management statute to preserve an old French town in the capital, local newspaper Tuoi Tre reported Saturday.   Launched nearly four years ago, the draft-making project also includes [...]

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Singaporeans invest heavily in local real estate

January 23, 2010
Singaporeans invest heavily in local real estate

While property developers from other countries are holding off on investments in Vietnam, Singaporean developers are stepping up their involvement in this country. Singapore real estate investors are very active in VietnamSingapore-based Keppel Land International Limited last week announced it had signed a joint-venture agreement with Tien Phuoc Company to develop an 11 hectare waterfront [...]

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Mang Den and Dalat

December 24, 2009
Mang Den and Dalat

LookAtVietnam – The gust of cool wind that whispers softly through the pines greet people who come to the remote Mang Den in Kon Tum Province, . . .  Mang Den looks still in the afternoon.Many people call Mang Den the second Dalat in the Central Highlands region because this little-known area also has pine-covered [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/12

December 20, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 20/12

Catholics Solidarity Committee celebrates Christmas; Vietnam, Canada boost educational cooperation; PM bans demolition of Hanoi old villas; Vietnam to punish spouses for sexual violence Catholics Solidarity Committee celebrates Christmas  The Vietnam Committee for Solidarity of Catholics (VCSC) held a solemn ceremony in Hanoi on December 18 to mark the upcoming Christmas.Priest Nguyen Cong Danh, VCSC [...]

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PM bans demolition of Hanoi old villas

December 18, 2009
PM bans demolition of Hanoi old villas

An old villa in Hanoi Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked Hanoi to stop demolishing old villas and constructing high-rise buildings in the center of the capital city. The city has been also ordered to create plans for restoring and preserving its old streets and villas that have historical value, according to a recent [...]

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Danang emerging as home for tourism properties: researcher

December 9, 2009
Danang emerging as home for tourism properties: researcher

The property market in the central coast city of Danang might be less busy than in HCMC, but the tourism property segment there is burgeoning offering both hi-end . . . Projects to build villas for sales are emerging quickly in the region, and in the next couple of years, there will be significant villa [...]

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Fertile soil not for golf courses, says PM

November 18, 2009
Fertile soil not for golf courses, says PM

LookAtVietnam – In a draft decision outlining rules on golf course construction until 2020 Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung emphasized that fertile agricultural land is absolutely not for building golf courses. NA deputies decry use of golf courses to build villasGolf courses ‘a waste of land’ In cases where rice-growing land has been earmarked for golf projects, [...]

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Standing on tradition

November 15, 2009
Standing on tradition

Cu Da is one of only two ancient villages in Hanoi that still offers an ideal place to explore the culture of the Red River Delta But for how long, visitors to the northern village of Cu Da are bound to ask Most of the preparations being made to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the [...]

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Standing on tradition

November 15, 2009
Standing on tradition

LookAtVietnam – But for how long, visitors to the northern village of Cu Da are bound to ask.Most of the preparations being made to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the capital city next year only emphasize its haphazard emergence as a modern hub.But thus far, one does not have to travel far from Hanoi to [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...