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Ho Chi Minh City's Vision For Growth

Posted by: Christian Madera

25 November 2006 - 7:00am

New urban development in the former Saigon reflects the city's booming economy and ambition, but some look at other fast-moving Asian cities and worry about the consequences of such rapid growth.

"Meet the world's next great metropolis, a once-gracious city bursting from the confines of its history, wide-eyed with the wonders of traffic jams and tall buildings and thinking very, very big."

"Held back by a half-century of war and privation, it is charging forward with gigantic plans for urban expansion and development, determined to seize what it is certain is its rightful place as a world leader."

"But like the quieter capital city of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City is trying to resist the helter-skelter development that has robbed chaotic Asian cities like Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila of much of their character."

Full Story: Ho Chi Minh City hurries to become a megacity
Source: International Herald Tribune, November 19, 2006
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