Vietnam Property Awards back for 4th year

The fourth annual PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1.
Vietnam Property Awards back for 4th year ảnh 1Terry Blackburn, founder and Managing Director of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, answers media's questions at the launching ceremony. (Source: VNA)
HCMCity (VNA) - The fourth annual PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awardswas launched in Ho Chi Minh City on November 1.

Applications are now open to nominate the best property developments in Vietnam, the organisers said, adding they welcome entries from HCM City, Hanoi, Da Nang, HaLong Bay, Phu Quoc and Nha Trang – making it the biggest real estate awards inthe country.

Instituted in 2015, the awards are given away by PropertyGuru Group andOriental Media Vietnam.

Nominations would be accepted until April 20, 2018, and as usual there is nofee to enter in any category, the organisers said.

For the fourth edition, official charity partner CARE International willpresent the CARE Special Recognition in Positive Construction Practices awardto developers who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to occupational safetyand well-being of construction workers, especially women, and provide equalopportunity, training and security.

New categories have been added this year - Best Resort Architectural Designand Best Resort Interior Design – in acknowledgment of Vietnam’s growingreputation as a top resort destination.

The judges will also honour public facility and corporate headquarter design todeserving companies and projects around the country.

“With continued strong GDP growth, further infrastructure development, improvedconnectivity and accessibility, and foreign direct investment figures to realestate market reaching 70 percent year-on-year, we see a strong future for theVietnamese real estate industry,” said Terry Blackburn, founder and managingdirector of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards.

“Hanoi and HCM City remain the sector’s biggest draws, with their offerings ofdevelopments at different price points, from affordable housing to luxurycondominiums. It’s also great to see other locations such as Da Nang, Ha LongBay and Nha Trang taking their place alongside the premier resort destinationsof Southeast Asia.”
The nominations will undergo thorough screening and be visited by judges andlocal inspection teams sent by awards supervisor BDO Vietnam.

The official shortlist will be revealed in the third week of May 2018, and thewinners and highly commended companies announced at the fourth annual black-tiegala dinner and awards ceremony in June 2018.-VNA
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