CẦN THƠ — Construction on the VNĐ5.4-trillion (US$210 million) Aeon Mall project will start on April 26 in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975-2025).

Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, Nguyễn Thực Hiện, said that the municipal Party Committee, People’s Council and People’s Committee have paid special attention to the project.

Hà Vũ Sơn, director of the municipal Department of Industry and Trade, said that the department will speed up the handling of related procedures to ensure that the project starts on schedule.

The project’s investment policy was approved by the Chairperson of the municipal People’s Committee on November 15, 2024. Of the total investment capital, the investor is contributing VNĐ1.08 trillion, while VNĐ4.32 trillion comes from other sources.

This will be the ninth shopping mall of Japan’s AEON Group in Việt Nam and the second by the Japanese retailer in the Mekong Delta region.

The construction will be divided into two phases. In phase 1, a shopping centre with a floor area of nearly 114,000 square metres will be built. Phase 2 will see the construction of a second shopping centre and parking garage, with a total area of 81,100 square metres.

Phase 1 is expected to become operational within 36 months of the date the investment was approved. Phase 2 will be carried out within 10 years after the completion of Phase 1, depending on the local and regional economic situation.

The complex is expected to operate for 50 years, starting from the date the investment was approved. — VNS