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Thai construction firm CH. Karnchang PLC has approved a loan totaling more than US$531.7 million to subsidiary Xayaburi Power Co. Ltd. for the development of Laos’ 1,285-MW Xayaburi hydropower plant. The financing, approved during a CK board meeting earlier this week, will be used “to pay for the increased construction works” of the project, “due […]
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We are extremely proud and excited to announce that CEA Project Logistics and Fagioli Italy are aligning focus, resources and efforts to expand our combined market presence and reach in South East Asia. A consortium agreement has been agreed by our two companies that will see CEA Project Logistics & Fagioli provide a multitude of […]
Continue ReadingVietnam’s power needs could be fully met by renewable energy by 2050, according to a new report by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Vietnam and Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance. The “Sustainable Scenario for the Vietnamese power sector until 2050” report offers an overview of the country’s power sector within the global energy framework […]
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As director of architecture and landscape at Atkins Asia Pacific, the team behind the design of Vietnam’s future tallest structure Vincom Landmark 81, Bertil De Kleynen believes that the time has come for the emerging Southeast Asian nation to make a strong statement in terms of contemporary building design. “Unlike many of its neighbours, Vietnam […]
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Construction of a domestic airport for Sa Pa, a popular tourist town in northwestern Vietnam, could begin this year. The Lao Cai province, home of the tourist destination, has mooted the plan with backing from several ministries, the Thanh Nien news reported. The proposed project could begin in the third quarter of this year if […]
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Japan’s foreign minister announced a multibillion-dollar initiative yesterday to promote development in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region, which encompasses parts of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand through which the river flows. In a speech at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Fumio Kishida affirmed the importance of Southeast Asia’s economic prosperity to Japan. He pledged 750 billion yen (USD7 […]
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All aboard: A history of Cambodia’s railways By Brent Crane Last Saturday in Phnom Penh, to a crowd of thrilled townsfolk and pushy photographers, Prime Minister Hun Sen boarded a refurbished train at the Royal Railway Station bound for Sihanoukville. It was the grand reopening of Cambodia’s first passenger train in 14 years and, for […]
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Hemaraj Land and Development Pcl., one of Thailand’s top industrial real estate developers, is seeking permission to build two massive manufacturing zones in the central province of Nghe An, the provincial government’s website reported on Wednesday. Located near each other in the southeast of Nghe An, one of the industrial parks will cover more than […]
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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Northeast Refining & Chemical Engineering Company on Wednesday secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from a Cambodian conglomerate to construct a 620 million-U.S.-dollar oil refinery in its first phase. The EPC contract was inked here between Li Limin, chairman of CNPC Northeast Refining & Chemical Engineering Company, and […]
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CMX Renewable Energy Inc. has applied for a license to build a 150 MW PV plant, costing an estimated USD150 million, in Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan province, just as the solar market is being stirred within the country. It is an exciting prospect for Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan, as Canadian energy company CMX Renewable […]
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