Months after leaving their villas for the Gia Bình International Airport project, many residents of Gia Bình Commune still live in temporary housing and have not been compensated.
The Latest: In recent days, numerous Gia Bình residents have taken to Facebook to document their precarious living situation.
- Nearly 1,700 households had their land taken for the Gia Bình Airport project (Bắc Ninh) and were moved into temporary housing, with authorities cutting power and water for those who refused to leave.
- As of early August, many residents complained to Luật Khoa that they had not received compensation or resettlement.
The project investor had originally committed to finishing the resettlement areas by July 15, 2026, and handing them to residents by July 31.
- However, by the end of July, the resettlement areas were behind schedule, leaving many residents in temporary housing.
From Affected Residents: On Nov. 3, Facebook user ***Thăng posted photos and videos of his family’s villa being demolished.
- He stated that his family moved into temporary housing at the urging of local authorities two months prior but has yet to receive support, compensation, or “…a visit to check on us in temporary housing.”
- He added: “It’s hard to believe this is real. If we can’t afford rent, live, or send our kids to school, what are we supposed to do? Go begging???”
- Thăng stressed that he posted “only hoping to receive compensation as required by regulations, with absolutely no intention to incite, divide, or defame any individual, organization, or state agency.”
- He further asked authorities to strictly handle “negative, inciting comments, or those meant to smear or divide the Party and the state.”
- Previously, on July 3, Thăng posted photos of the house before it was demolished, looking to sell off its “sofa, tables and chairs, TV stand, railings, and roof tiles” because the property fell within the project area.
Also on July 3, Facebook user ***Nhạn posted a video of homes being torn down in Gia Bình, writing:
“Nowhere are people as trusting, honest, and gentle as in Gia Bình and Lương Tài, my hometown :(( So trusting that families in big, spacious houses, with no resettlement yet, paid to rent places, handed their land to the project, and now their homes and belongings are all gone, rented rooms for 2–3 months, and still no compensation! Now it’s like sitting on hot coals, waiting day after day. The people agreed to sacrifice so much, losing homes, losing jobs… and still the state and the project management board owe us compensation???”
Additionally, on Oct. 23, Facebook user ***Xiêm posted footage of hundreds of villas being demolished in Gia Bình.
From Luật Khoa: Luật Khoa’s reporting found that residents affected by other projects are similarly confused and angry over unclear and inadequate compensation and resettlement policies.
- These projects include the Red River Scenic Boulevard project, Lĩnh Nam, Sun Group’s urban renovation and redevelopment project, and Ba Vì Safari.
Why It Matters: Under Article 87 and Clause 6, Article 91 of the current Land Law, authorities must approve compensation, support, and resettlement plans and complete resettlement arrangements before taking land.
- However, under the draft amended Land Law, which the National Assembly is expected to pass on Nov. 21, authorities would only need to “arrange temporary housing under the approved plan” before taking land.
Previously, the Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area project (Hồ Chí Minh City) displaced about 15,000 households, leading to years of complaints over flawed land acquisition, compensation, and resettlement.
- Replying to ***Thăng’s post, a commenter who said that they were from Thủ Thiêm wrote that they had spent nearly 10 years drafting petitions and lawsuits for their mother, stating: “The road ahead is long, my friend. A few months is normal.”
Lê Sáng wrote this news article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on Nov. 5, 2026. The Vietnamese Magazine translated it into English.
