Category: Vietnam

Vietnam Ramps Up 24/7 Efforts for Ninh Thuan Nuclear Project Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is urging quick action from ministries and local authorities to expedite the restart of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plants. At a recent Steering Committee meeting in Hanoi, Chinh emphasized the need for round-the-clock work to support the nation’s development. […]

Vietnam’s Economic Growth Set to Surpass Thailand Vietnam is poised to overtake Thailand in economic size, driven by significant state-led infrastructure investments. The Vietnamese government aims for a real GDP growth of 8% in 2025 and over 10% in subsequent years, whereas Thailand’s growth is projected to decelerate due to domestic political instability and border […]

Amata VN Plc preps B5.7bn project to develop its fifth industrial estate in Vietnam’s Phu Tho province Amata VN Plc, a subsidiary of Thailand’s industrial estate developer Amata Corporation, has received Vietnamese government approval to develop its fifth industrial estate in Phu Tho province, with an investment value of 5.7 billion baht. The estate is […]

Hyundai E&C, POSCO E&C to Join LH’s Vietnam New City Project near Hanoi LH Selects Six Private Firms as Preferred Bidders Hyundai Engineering & Construction and POSCO E&C are expected to participate in the development of the first district of the Southeast New City project in Vietnam’s Bac Ninh Province, which is promoted by Korea […]

Why Vietnam must build a global strategy for its construction industry The prospect of Vietnamese enterprises becoming international general contractors has remained more an aspiration than a mainstream reality. Jerry Nguyen, board member and deputy general director of Investment and International Market Development at Hoa Binh Construction Group, looks at why, despite clear progress in […]

Vietnam’s Ca Mau province approves $70M waste-to-energy plant to treat 600 tons of trash daily Ca Mau Province in southern Vietnam has approved a VND1.78 trillion (US$70 million) waste-to-energy plant designed to process up to 600 tons of garbage a day and reduce pressure on local landfills. The facility will be built in Dat Moi […]

Vietnam to build $1.1B Can Tho 2 road-and-rail bridge to connect key Mekong Delta expressways Vietnam is preparing to build Can Tho 2, a major road-and-rail bridge across the Hau River with an investment of more than US$1.1 billion, with construction expected to start in late 2026 and take about five years to finish. The […]

Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, scraps bid for $67-billion Vietnamese rail line Vietnam Government was wary of financing proposals made by country’s biggest conglomerate HANOI – Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, said on Thursday it would withdraw its investment proposal for ‌the country’s $67-billion North–South high-speed railway ​project to concentrate on its other projects. The decision on […]