Patchy solutions won t prevent flooding in HCM City Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
10/05/2021 06:01 GMT+7
Old floodplains in HCM City still have not been cleared, while new flood sites continue to appear.
Hundreds of thousands of people driving home after work oftenhave to struggle with floods after spells of heavy rainfall.
On sunny days, the trip takes only 10 minutes, but when the road is flooded, it can take several hours to go home. People have to wade in water, moving inch by inch. Houses are inundated for several days after every high tide or heavy rain.
Speculation pushes land prices up: Ministry of Construction Chia sẻ | FaceBookTwitter Email Copy Link Copy link bài viết thành công
26/02/2021 10:00 GMT+7
Real estate speculators have been exploiting urban expansion plans to push up prices beyond the real value, according to the Ministry of Construction (MOC).
Reviewing the 2020 real estate market, MOC said the prices of separate houses and land continued the upward trend from 2019. However, the increases varied in different localities and areas in the same localities.
The average price increase in provinces, cities and districts was just 3-5 percent. However, some market analysis units reported sharp price increases in some projects.