This update is a snapshot of progress of major projects around Bangkok in December 2021. An ongoing list of projects can be found on the Future Bangkok page. This Bangkok construction update is part of the ongoing construction updates series for cities in Southeast Asia. One Bangkok Address: Wireless, Rama IV, Sathorn Road, Bangkok. One […]
2021 construction updates
Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2021 edition
Here is the third annual Ho Chi Minh City construction update (following on from the 2019 and 2020 construction updates). Continuing from last year, COVID-19 continues to cast a shadow over the construction sector. In fact this year has been worse, as Vietnam was one of the best performing countries in handling the virus in […]
Phu Quoc construction report 2021 – The biggest leisure development site in Southeast Asia
The island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam has gone through an unprecedented decade of growth, with the government intent on turning this once sleepy island into a “sleepless city”. I say unprecedented because I have never seen anywhere in Southeast Asia that compares to what is going on here (Sihanoukville in Cambodia would be the […]
Vung Tau construction update – 2021 edition
Vung Tau is a popular beach resort city in Southern Vietnam. Its proximity to Ho Chi Minh City makes it a defacto beach suburb for the city. In 2020 I did construction reports for the beach cities of Da Nang and Nha Trang, both of which rely heavily on international tourism. You could see first-hand […]
