Overview
- The site in Hung Yen province remains largely farmland as hundreds of residents contest the state-set offers.
- Authorities priced compensation at about 320,000 dong per square metre, a rate farmers have petitioned to at least double.
- Hung Yen leaders ordered compensation plans finalised by end-October and set a target of 95% clearance by end-2025, though lawyers say unresolved disputes could extend talks up to 60 days before compulsory seizure.
- Kinh Bac City Development says it has received 100 hectares, expects another 300 hectares for phase one by January, and asserts two VIP courses for APEC 2027 remain feasible.
- Local officials cite delays linked to a 2025 bureaucracy overhaul that reduced administrative tiers and slowed procedures.