HANOI (AFP): Vietnam's biggest conglomerate Vingroup said Monday it is seeking permission to begin work next month on a $9 billion dollar real estate project in a southern coastal area home to a UNESCO-listed mangrove forest.
The project in Can Gio -- on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City -- attracted rare criticism when it was approved in 2020 from academics and environmental experts, who worried about its proximity to the area's biosphere reserve.
