economic development

Saigon or Ho Chi Minh City — call it what you want but it’s not what you remember

by Karen Fawcett on January 25, 2011

All places change. But, Asia is changing at a full gallop. If you blink, there will be a new building. Saigon was a real shocker. A new building is scheduled to open in a couple of months with a heliport. It will be 68-stories high and will house offices, luxury apartments and a hotel. So much for low-rise and low-income.

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Here comes the Javelin: High speed rail transit arrives in the U.K.

by Karen Fawcett on June 29, 2009

High speed trains are finally coming to the UK and will join other counties in the EU that have rapid rail systems. If you’re coming to the UK, will you take to the rails and see more of the country since if you’re an American, you won’t be forced to drive “on the wrong side of the road?”

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