danang burns bright on map

Danang burns bright on map

Danang is emerging as the next hotspot for retailers and real estate developers looking to cash in on one of the fastest growing economies.

Real estate deal

Vietnam’s real estate transparency is the lowest in the Asia-Pacific region, and has not improved over the last two years, a report on 56 countries by the international property and money management firm Jones Lang LaSalle showed.
redevelopment work hits a wall due to a lack of policies

Redevelopment work hits a wall due to a lack of policies

Illegal acquisitions, fixed planning and difficult site clearance are all throwing a spanner into the redevelopment work of a dozen dilapidated apartments in major cities throughout the country.

New IPs to catch investor wave

A new raft of industrial parks will be set up in anticipation of steady foreign direct investment as the country moves toward joining the World Trade Organization.
giant economic zone rolls out the welcoming mat

Giant economic zone rolls out the welcoming mat

Thua Thien Hue province has announced the establishment of Chan May-Lang Co economic zone with licences granted to a number of production and tourism investors.
city skyline on the rise

City skyline on the rise

BitexcoLand has dismantled a housing gallery to make way for construction of Ho Chi Minh City’s first “officetel” in a market where most local developers are crying foul over funding shortages for real estate development.
developers feel the pain as market gets bite

Developers feel the pain as market gets bite

A drive to rein-in the property market began to get some bite one-and-a-half-years ago, ending four years of fast growth and heralding an uncertain future for local developers armed with cash.
developers to seek legal help

Developers to seek legal help

Plagued by management problems for residential quarters, property developers are seeking a legal framework for estate management as the number housing complexes continues to climb.

Parkson eyes retail coup

Parkson Corp, a subsidiary of Malaysian Lion Diversified Holdings, has received the Vietnamese government’s in-principle approval to enter the local retail market, which is normally off-limits to foreign distributors.