Ecopark (Vietnam)
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| Location | Hưng Yên Province, Vietnam |
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| Status | Complete |
| Constructed | 2020 |
| Website | www.ecopark.com.vn |
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| Developer | Viet Hung Urban Development and Investment - Vihajico |
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| Size | 500ha |
Ecopark is an urban township development on the outskirts of Hanoi, in Hung Yen Province, Vietnam. The township spans 500 hectares with an estimated investment capital of over US$8.2 billion.[1] The entire development, divided into nine construction phases, was expected to complete in an 18-year period.[2]
Development[edit]
Ecopark was developed by Viet Hung Urban Development and Investment J.S.C (VIHAJICO), a joint venture of the following Vietnamese companies:[3]
- AA Construction Architecture Joint Stock Company (AA Corporation)
- ATA Architects Co., Ltd
- Nam Thanh Do Construction Consultants J.S.C
- Thanh Nam Construction and Investment J.S.C
- Duy Nghia Co., Ltd
- Phung Thien Trading Co., Ltd
- Nam Thanh Tourism and Commerce J.S.C
- Bao Tin Trading Co., Ltd.
Construction was completed in 2020.
Opposition from local farmers[edit]
The project has met resistance from about 2000 farmers whose land was repossessed, as in Vietnam all land belongs to the state.[4] There were protests in 2006 and 2006 during construction.[5]
On April 24, 2012, the project became one of the biggest land confrontations in Vietnam, with police troops facing farmers armed with sticks, rocks and Molotov cocktails.[4] Police fired teargas into the crowds, arrested several protesters,[6] and some villagers were beaten by the police with clubs.[7]
A farmer said "she was initially offered the equivalent of $2.63 per square meter, with the price rising three times to $7.18", while "apartments to be built at Ecopark were offered at a minimum $886 per square meter in a promotion for early buyers in May last year" [8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hanoi times". Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ^ "Ecopark | Green City".
- ^ "Ecopark | Green City".
- ^ a b "Vietnam: Mass Security Clampdown in Land Seizure". 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Inside Hanoi's gated communities: Rich enclaves where even the air is cleaner". TheGuardian.com. 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Inside Hanoi's gated communities: Rich enclaves where even the air is cleaner". TheGuardian.com. 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Security forces seize land from Vietnam villagers". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Shootout Makes Land Disputes Vietnam's Priority: Southeast Asia". Bloomberg.com. 11 July 2012.
External links[edit]
- Ecopark - Official website of Ecopark Vietnam
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