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Vietnam Constructs World’s Largest Stadium, Displaces Local Businesses

7/2/2026

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Vietnam began building a 135,000-seat, drum-shaped stadium outside Hanoi in February, the world’s largest soccer arena.
Construction accelerated despite the Iran war’s global economic turmoil and President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The stadium project boosts Vingroup and foreign firms but displaces small local businesses like a nearby bedding factory.
A World Bank report called Vietnam’s growth model uneven, citing limited local benefits and low wages.

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Vietnam began building a 135,000-seat, drum-shaped stadium outside Hanoi in February, the world’s largest soccer arena.
Construction accelerated despite the Iran war’s global economic turmoil and President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
The stadium project boosts Vingroup and foreign firms but displaces small local businesses like a nearby bedding factory.
A World Bank report called Vietnam’s growth model uneven, citing limited local benefits and low wages.