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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brendan Rascius

Vietnam moves its dead to make way for Trump golf course, report says

Vietnamese farmers are exhuming the graves of their ancestors in order to clear land for a sprawling Trump Organization complex set to include five-star hotels, upscale villas and a golf course, according to a new report.

The $1.5 billion project — seen as key to relations between Hanoi and Washington — broke ground last year in Hung Yen province, but has since sparked backlash from local residents, some of whom have refused to comply with government demands, citing both sentimental and financial concerns.

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