Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Trump Golf Club in Vietnam Displaces Farmers
A new, large golf resort is being built in Vietnam by a company connected to the Trump family.
This means that people who own farmland have to give it up.
The farmers are being paid, and they also get rice, but some people don't think the money is enough.
The project is a partnership between the Trump Organization and a Vietnamese company.
Farmers are concerned because they're worried about their future and how they'll earn a living after losing their land.
Some officials say the project was approved quickly as Vietnam tried to improve its relationship with the US.
Farmers in Vietnam's Hung Yen province are being displaced for a $1.5 billion Trump Organization-backed golf resort.
Compensation for farmers ranges from $12 to $30 per square meter, along with rice.
The project includes a 54-hole golf course, luxury villas, and an urban complex.
The development broke ground earlier this year as a joint venture with Kinh Bac City.
Some farmers, especially the elderly, feel the compensation is insufficient to secure their future livelihoods.
- Who
- Vietnamese farmers, the Trump Organization, and Kinh Bac City.
- What
- Farmers are being displaced for a $1.5 billion golf resort.
- When
- The project broke ground earlier this year.
- Where
- Hung Yen province, Vietnam.
- Why
- To make way for a golf resort and deepen ties with the US.
Farmers' Concerns
Potential Economic Benefits
Compensation
Farmers' Concerns
Farmers believe compensation is insufficient.
Potential Economic Benefits
The project is a means to deepen ties with the US and create economic opportunity.
- Project
- Trump-backed golf resort
- Cost
- $1.5 billion
- Location
- Hung Yen province, Vietnam
- Compensation
- $12-$30 per sq. meter, rice
- Involved Parties
- Kinh Bac City, Trump Organization
- Status
- Broke ground earlier this year
Sources
Exclusive-Fistful of dollars and rice for Vietnam farmers displaced for $1.5 billion Trump golf club
Vietnam farmers losing land to $1.5 billion Trump golf course reportedly offered rice and cash