Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Binh Duong (VNA) – Becamex Tokyu Co. Ltd, a joint venture betweenVietnam’s Becamex IDC Corp and Japan’s Tokyu Corporation, began construction ofthe first shopping centre named Sora Gardens SC in Binh Duong New City in the southern province of BinhDuong on December 28.
The shopping centre sprawls over 5,000 sq.m in HoaPhu ward, Thu Dau Mot city at the gateway to Binh Duong New City. Apart from facilities such as retail space, restaurantsand a cinema, the centre is also chosen by Japan’s supermarket chain AEON to launch thefirst Compact General Merchandise Store model in Vietnam.
The same day, the joint venture also inaugurated an apartment building called Sora Gardens 2, which it developed in partnership with Mitsubishi Group. The Sora Gardens 2 covers atotal area of 84,000 sq.m with 557 hi-end apartments on 24 floors, meetingJapanese quality standards with green living space and quality facilities.
In the near future, Becamex Tokyu will embark onother projects in Binh Duong New City such as Sora Gardens park, expansion of the Hikari Food Court, Midori Park commercial housing area, Viet Hoa InternationalSchool and a bus rapid transit linking Binh Duong New City with Ho Chi MinhCity’s Suoi Tien.
Becamex Tokyu was established in March 2012.Tokyu Corporation is one of the major and long-standing Japanese groupsoperating in railway, transportation, retail, culture, education, and mostnotably urban development./.
