Vietnam News
First metro line in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh city is getting ready for commercial operations by the end of 2021 58 candidates have begun a 15-month training course for driving trains on HCMC’s Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line. The training course that began Wednesday is being organized by the HCMC Management Authority for Urban Railways […]
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Vietnam’s build-operate-transfer (BOT) thermal power projects rush to meet target In spite of numerous difficulties, the investors of four thermal power plant projects under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model are rushing to start operation and begin generating power for the national grid. The first is Hai Duong coal-fired thermal power plant invested by JAKS Hai Duong […]
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Development dilemma: How did coal sneak into Laos’ energy plans? Coal is gaining traction on Laos’ energy scene, throwing the nation’s dream of becoming the ‘battery’ of Southeast Asia into question. As the country thirsts for foreign investment, has poor governance placed it at the mercy of rogue firms? The plan to turn Laos into […]
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AC Energy to build Quang Binh Wind Farm in Vietnam AC Energy Inc. is on a roll in expanding its renewable footprint as the Ayala Group’s power generation arm is constructing a wind farm in Vietnam with local partner AMI Renewables Energy Joint Stock Co. In a statement on Thursday, AC Energy said the Quang […]
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Luang Prabang named among top 5 Asian cities for tourists World heritage-listed Luang Prabang has once again shone on the global tourism stage after being voted among the 15 best cities to visit in Asia by readers of a US-based travel magazine. The Lao former royal capital came in fifth, scoring 88.17 in Travel + […]
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No One Knows What Thailand Is Doing Right with COVID-19, but So Far It’s Working Can the country’s low rate of coronavirus infections be attributed to culture? Genetics? Face masks? Or a combination of all three? Is it the social distancing embedded in Thai culture — the habit of greeting others with a wai, a […]
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Thailand offers 45.7-million-USD loan for Myanmar’s electricity development Thai Government has approved a concessional loan worth 1.45 billion baht (45.7 million USD) to help Myanmar improve its electricity system. Rachada Dhnadirek, Thailand’s deputy government spokeswoman, said on July 14 that the loan is part of the country’s initiative to strengthen ties with neighbouring countries. According […]
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Siemens Gamesa secures 165MW Vietnamese double orders for 5.0-145 turbines to be installed at Tan Thuan and Thai Hoa wind farms Siemens Gamesa has secured two new orders totalling 165MW in Vietnam. The deals, for 75MW and 90MW at the Tan Thuan and Thai Hoa wind farms respectively, will be be for the delivery of […]
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Central Retail Vietnam revenues surpass US$1.1 billion after rapid expansion Thai retail conglomerate Central Group plans to cover 90 per cent of Vietnam’s provinces within five years via subsidiary Central Retail. Central launched in Vietnam in 2012, initially with fashion merchandising before taking stakes in local electrical appliance chain Nguyen Kim (which it now owns […]
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Cambodia to hold the 10th edition of Cambuild 22-24 October 2020 at Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich Exhibition and Convention Centre Malaysian-owned international trade shows organiser AMB Tarsus Exhibitions (Cambodia) Pte Ltd will hold the 10th edition of Cambuild in a bid to encourage economic recovery in the Kingdom from the Covid-19 pandemic. Cambuild ’20, the […]
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