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Vietnam construction, transport, and urban development

Articles at Future Southeast Asia about construction, transport, and urban development in Vietnam.

Northeast Region

Quang Ninh Province

Quang Ninh will have 3 urban railway lines – [News: 27/03/23]

Northwest Region

Lao Cai Province

Future Sa Pa / Lao Cai Province

Red River Delta Region

Bac Ninh

Future Bac Ninh

Haiphong

Future Haiphong

High hopes for Haiphong
Trip report and construction update from this underrated historic port city (Spetember 2022)

Hai Phong plans to build 8 new railway lines – [News: 11/06/23]

Hanoi

Future Hanoi

Hanoi construction update: 2023 edition
Hanoi construction update – 2022 edition
Hanoi Metro Report: 2023 edition
Hanoi Line 2A review – riding the first metro railway in Vietnam
Hanoi Metro 2022 construction update
Hanoi Metro 2020 construction update

Line 2 Hanoi Metro: Connecting the airport to the old city

Ngoc Hoi Railway Station: The Hanoi station for the North-South high-speed railway.

Great Ring of Hanoi: concept for a large linear ring park around Hanoi by Francesco Procacci.

North Central Coast Region

Quang Binh Province

Future Dong Hoi/Quang Binh

Dong Hoi construction update – 2024 edition

Thua Thien Hue Province

Future Thua Thien Hue

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.

Hue construction update – 2022 edition

Hue Tramway

South Central Coast Region

Bình Dinh Province

Future Quy Nhon

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.

Quy Nhon 2020 construction update

Binh Thuan Province

Future Phan Thiet / Mui Ne, Binh Thuan Province – Vietnam

Binh Thuan trip report (2023 edition) (Subscriber only)
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.

Thanh Long Bay
A resort/new urban development on the South Central Coast of Vietnam.

Tuy Phong Station – How the proposed high-speed railway in Vietnam could transform this provincial fishing port.

Binh Thuan construction update – 2022 edition

NovaWorld Phan Thiet

Da Nang

Future Da Nang

Da Nang construction update – 2020 edition

Da Nang construction update – 2022 edition

Da Nang construction update – 2024 edition

South Beach Da Nang
South Beach Da Nang is a proposed multi-tower beachfront development on the road between Da Nang and Hoi An.

Cocobay Da Nang – A leisure and entertainment complex in Da Nang, covering an area of 31 hectares with a 600-metre beachfront.

Da Nang Metro – A proposed rail transit network for Da Nang and Hoi An.

Newtown Diamond

Nobu Hotel Danang

Sun Cosmo Residence Da Nang

An Thuong Streets: how Da Nang inadvertently built a vibrant beach neighbourhood

Khanh Hoa Province

Future Nha Trang

Nha Trang construction update – 2020 edition

Nha Trang construction update – 2022 edition

Nha Trang construction update – 2024 edition

Nha Trang Airport redevelopment

Vega City Nha Trang

Nha Trang HSR Airport Railway Concept Map

Ninh Thuan Province

Future Phan Rang–Thap Cham Ninh Thuan Province

Phu Yen Province

Future Tuy Hoa – Phu Yen

Quang Nam Province

Future Hoi An / Quang Nam Province

Casamia Hoi An/

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.

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.

Central Highlands Region

Lam Dong Province

Da Lat construction and transport report (2025)
Da Lat (Central Highlands of Vietnam), featuring a new international hotel, the greenhouse problem, the old Governor’s Palace, build too big and ask for permission later, an old military airport that would make a great park, international flights, and the proposed railway restoration.

Future Da Lat / Lam Dong Province

Da Lat Monorail

Southeast Region

Future Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area – Construction and infrastructure projects in Greater HCMC.

Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province

Hotel and resort developments on the Ho Tram – Binh Chau sea resort route

Future Vung Tau

Vung Tau construction update: 2024 edition

Vung Tau construction update – 2021 edition

Ba Ria – Vung Tau planning three urban railway lines [News: 31 May 2023]

Binh Duong Province

Binh Duong Urban Railway

Dong Nai Province

Dong Nai plans 4 new urban railway lines [News: 6 Jun 2023]

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City construction update – what to expect in 2019
Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2020 edition
Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2021 edition
Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2022 edition
Ho Chi Minh City construction update – 2023 edition
Ho Chi Minh City construction report (December 2024)

Future Ho Chi Minh City

Stalled/abandoned construction projects in Ho Chi Minh City

Never built projects in Ho Chi Minh City

A list of ideas to improve Saigon

Lost heritage of old Saigon

Endangered heritage buildings in Saigon

Hang Bang Canal: The rehabilitation of an old Saigon waterway.

Major Projects

Thu Thiem New Urban Area

A guide to District 2
Construction guide for District 2 (before it became Thu Duc City).

Ba Son Bridge

Empire City
Empire City is a major property development in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. The project is located on one of the prime riverfront subdivisions of the Thu Thiem new urban area.

One Central HCM
One Central HCM (formerly Spirit of Saigon) is a double-tower development in Ho Chi Minh City. The two towers of 48 and 55 floors feature a distinctive design of a cantilevered overhang at the top of each building representing dragon heads.

Thu Thiem Eco Smart City
Thu Thiem Eco Smart City in Ho Chi Minh City is a major riverside development by Lotte.

Sunshine Tower – Proposed 370-metre twin tower in District 1.

Can Gio Tourist City

HCMC Metro
Ho Chi Minh City Metro Concept Map – “If Saigon had a subway like Shanghai”.

Line 1 HCMC Metro

Line 2 HCMC Metro

Line 4 HCMC Metro

Construction projects near Line 1 Ho Chi Minh City Metro
Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City Metro will be 19.7 km with 14 stations. Here is a summary of the major projects that are planned or already built near each station.

Ben Thanh Station – A 3-line metro interchange that will transform Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2020 construction update

Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2021 construction update

Ho Chi Minh City Metro 2022 construction update

Tan Cang Station (HCMC Metro): Pedestrian access and future interchange

News

The resurrection of Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe: How HCMC brought the black water canal back from the dead

Mekong Delta Region

Mekong Delta Bridges

Phu Quoc

Future Phu Quoc

Phu Quoc construction report 2021 – The biggest leisure development site in Southeast Asia.

Aviation

Vietnam’s booming aviation market – 2019 Report
Why Vietnam’s aviation sector is booming, current and prospective airlines, future challenges, and potential new routes.

Long Thanh International Airport

Railways

North–South High-Speed Railway

Proposed speeds of the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City high-speed railway

Technology contenders for the Vietnam high-speed railway
A list of countries that have offered to share high-speed railway technology with Vietnam.

What Vietnam can learn from other high-speed rail projects

Connecting Vietnam’s high-speed railway stations with urban rail transit

The East–West Economic Corridor Railway from Myanmar to Vietnam

Mekong Delta Railway
The proposed Ho Chi Minh City – Can Tho railway.

Ho Chi Minh City – Phnom Penh Railway

Da Lat–Thap Cham railway restoration

Hanoi – Luang Prabang – Chiang Mai Railway

Southern Economic Corridor Railway – Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City by rail.

Vientiane – Vung Ang Railway

Proposed railways of the Central Highlands in Vietnam

Lao Cai-Hanoi-Hai Phong Railway

Hanoi – Ha Long Railway

Ha Long – Mong Cai Railway

Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Railway

Thu Thiem – Long Thanh Line

Ho Chi Minh City – Tay Ninh light rail line

News

Quang Nam plans urban railway line connecting Da Nang and Chu Lai airports – [News: 04/07/23]

Putting into operation four new stations on the North-South railway line – [News: 04/07/23]

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