Work all set to begin on Vietnam’s tallest building

When completed in 2010, Hanoi Landmark Tower will house a five-star hotel, offices, apartments, a convention center, and medical facilities. The 336-meter building will be just 50 meters shorter than the iconic Empire State Building in New York, and the 17th tallest in the world, according to Keangnam. An investment consortium led by Woori Bank would put up $500 million for the building and Keangnam the rest, the firm said. But along with Keangnam, several more construction projects are set to take off the ground in the capital before the year-end.