Vinhomes, Vietnam's leading real estate developer, is taking its integrated mega-city model beyond its home market, with projects and development plans in Congo, India, Australia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The move marks a significant evolution in Vietnam's global economic identity, which has long been defined by agricultural and manufactured exports such as rice, coffee, and apparel. The company's flagship project, Vinhomes Green Paradise in Can Gio, has been recognized by New7Wonders as the first Official Participant in its "7 Wonders of Future Cities" campaign and has advanced to the global vote.
The significance of Vinhomes' expansion lies in its response to a defining challenge of rapid urbanization: the delivery of homes together with commercial, educational, healthcare, transportation, and public infrastructure, rather than years later. According to the United Nations' World Urbanization Prospects 2025, cities are now home to 45% of the world's 8.2 billion people, more than double their 20% share in 1950. Cities are projected to absorb two-thirds of global population growth between now and 2050. In many fast-growing cities, housing comes first while schools, hospitals, parks, and transit arrive years later, leaving residents with long commutes, scattered services, and a steadily eroding quality of life.
Vinhomes' model tackles that problem at the source. Its integrated townships, typically larger than 300 hectares in strategic locations, are designed to function as economies in miniature, generating their own jobs, services, and investment as residents move in. U.S. market data shows master-planned communities outselling standalone developments and attracting households with markedly higher incomes than their surrounding areas. Zonda's Master Plan Outlook found that U.S. master-planned communities averaged 2.3 home sales per month in the third quarter of 2025, compared with 2.1 for standalone communities; in the entry-level segment below $300,000, the gap widened to 51%. Research by Cushman & Wakefield found that median household incomes in the master-planned communities it studied were 38% higher than in surrounding areas, a profile that helps draw premium retail and services.
What sets Vinhomes apart is its ability to execute at rare scale and speed. After visiting the company's project in Can Gio, New7Wonders Director Jean-Paul de la Fuente observed that few developers anywhere have the capacity to build at such scale and pace while still managing the complexity involved. Vinhomes Green Paradise spans 2,870 hectares with a construction density of just 16%, reserving most of its land for greenery and water, including a natural seawater lagoon of up to 800 hectares and 121 kilometers of shoreline. It sits beside the 75,000-hectare Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve, recognized by UNESCO. The project has advanced to the global vote of the "7 Wonders of Future Cities" campaign, standing out across three pillars: Environment & Nature, Smart City, and Human-Centric Development.
The human-centric pillar comes to life in a new idea of the second home: the city by morning, the sea by evening. Once the planned Ben Thanh–Can Gio rail line, designed for speeds of up to 350 km/h, is complete, the trip from downtown Ho Chi Minh City to the coast is expected to take about 13 minutes. By road, with the Can Gio Bridge replacing the Binh Khanh ferry and Rung Sac Boulevard widened, the drive should take around 35 minutes. Such travel times would bring a coastal home within daily commuting range of the city center. The project is designed so that every generation finds its own joy in a shared place, with amenities ranging from paddleboarding and cycling to a 122-hectare VinWonders with 280 attractions and 30 shows a day, 370 parks, thermal mineral waters, and cultural venues.
As Vinhomes continues to expand internationally, its model represents a new kind of "Made in Vietnam" export. For more information, visit https://vinhomes.vn/en. The announcement was distributed via Media OutReach Newswire.
