The People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem district in Hanoi coordinated with authorities of France’s Ile-de-France region held a ceremony on April 27 to start a project conserving a French-era villa at No. 49 Tran Hung Dao Street – No 46 Hang Bai Street.
Hanoi is home to many classical French architectural works, including a number of villas built in the early 20th century. One old villa in the downtown area - after many years of being empty - is now being renovated in the expectation of “reviving” a heritage site in the heart of Vietnam’s capital.
Traditional houses with five compartments are part of the unique architecture found in the Red River Delta and bear features of both history and folklore. More specifically, there is such a house that is perched on top of a modern villa in Hanoi.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is seeking more than 4.85 trillion VND (208.5 million USD) in investment for three new projects on the island of Phu Quoc.
Due to the unclear regulations on condotels, the market in Da Nang slowed down in the first quarter, according to Colliers International Vietnam’s Quarterly Knowledge Report.
A Vietnam-Cuba friendship school has been inaugurated in Santiago city, Santiago de Cuba province of Cuba for children with physical disability on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban Revolution (January 1).
Christmas is on the air in every corner of Ho Chi Minh City, the southern hub of Vietnam, with the eagerness of young people and the jubilant atmosphere overwhelming every street across the city.
Diplomatic tensions related to worker abuses between the Philippines and Kuwait continue escalating with the Southeast Asian nation showing its dissatisfaction with Kuwait’s expulsion of the Filipino Ambassador on April 25.
The century old Ana Mandara Villas Dalat Resort and Spa is situated on a pine hill covering more than 7 hectares with 17 ancient villas built in the 1920s-1930s by French colonists.
The central city of Da nang has fined the owners of an illegally enlarged beach resort in Ngu Hanh Son District 100 million VND (4,400 USD) and will dismantle all buildings involved after January 18.
Phu Quoc, 40 kilometres west of southern Kien Giang province, is the biggest island in Vietnam where hospitality investment has shaken up the emerging real estate sector here over the past few years.
Authority of Hoan Kiem district was asked to continue its support for victims of the villa collapse early this week, including the provision of temporary homes for their families and those affected.
The Ministry of Construction has requested localities nationwide thoroughly check and discover unsafe and outdated buildings, especially ancient villas and structures.
Another victim from the collapse of an ancient French villa in Hanoi’s Tran Hung Dao street on September 22 was reported dead after being trapped in the rubble for nearly five hours.
One of the five injured in the collapse of an ancient French villa in downtown Hanoi on September 22 afternoon was reported dead shortly after being hospitalised.