courses

Thai Nguyen takes big swing at golfing future

May 14, 2012 | 09:15

Thai Nguyen officials are taking a swing at three more golf courses to be added Vietnam’s golf course plan.

Golf looks to score heavily

May 07, 2012 | 10:09

Golf has faced criticism for causing environmental pollution and eating up cultivation land in the past decade, but industry insiders see golf as an important driving force for Vietnam’s economic development.

Golf can help drive national economic development

May 07, 2012 | 09:00

The government last month demanded golf courses be tightly managed and supervised. VIR’s Nhu Ngoc talks with Hoang Ngoc Phong, deputy director of Development Strategy Institute - responsible for outlining the country’s golf course development, about bringing courses up to par.

Golf projects have a chance to tee off

March 26, 2012 | 07:07

The fate of 28 additional golf course projects remains up in the air, but developers can still shoot for projects.

Golf projects to get into the swing

July 26, 2011 | 12:14

The development of gold courses has gabbed public special attention in recent years. Deputy head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s (MPI) Development Strategy Institute Hoang Ngoc Phong tells VIR about golf course development.

Door to open for golf course developers

July 25, 2011 | 09:00

Local and foreign golf course developers are ready to tee off following a key Ministry of Planning and Investment proposal.

Golf course plan must come up to par

May 31, 2011 | 14:14

In light of the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s (MPI) recent proposals for Vietnam golf course development planning until 2020, former deputy chairman of the former State Committee for Cooperation and Investment (now the Ministry of Planning and Investment), Nguyen Mai tells VIR his views about how golf courses should be developed in a sustainable manner.

Golf ready to tee off

May 30, 2011 | 12:25

Golf course development in Vietnam is in a spin with authorities around the country desperate to get in on the lucrative sport.

Golf projects get into the swing

May 26, 2011 | 17:24

Local governments have continued asking for prime ministerial approval to develop golf courses despite the government’s strategy to limit the number of such projects across the nation.