Ho Chi Minh City seeks to convert 4.6 hectares of protective mangrove forest for $3.9B metro developed by Vingroup company

VNExpress - Sep 21, 2026

Ho Chi Minh City authorities asked the city's People's Council on Sept. 21 to approve converting 4.57 hectares of mangrove forest for the Ben Thanh-Can Gio metro line.

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No 'barbed-wire' welcome for Najib, tens of thousands in donations pour in hourly

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Where heritage meets new light

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Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan royal crisis escalates as chief minister defies ruler

Sep 21, 2026

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Typhoon cuts short one of the world's biggest video game fairs, grounds hundreds of flights in Japan

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Will Anwar’s coalition in Malaysia implode amid Loke exit, Najib house arrest?

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N Sembilan crisis: Amanah calls for another snap election

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Cargo ship slams into Chinese fishing boat in Singapore Strait

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