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January 26, 2011

Skyscrapers and Ghost-Houses: at Hanoi’s Periphery

by Elizabeth Rush, Le Monde Diplomatique, France - Hanoi’s development, and in particular the changes to the built environment of the city, are nothing short of hallucinatory. Cau Gaiy is a district on the outskirts of Hanoi. Previously an agricultural resource, it will soon be home to traffic circles, megaplexes and pre-planned mini-cities.

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