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Law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) assists Vietnam floating solar project financing Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) instructed lender Asian Development Bank (ADB), in financing the US$37 million installation of floating solar photovoltaic power generation panels. The 47.5MW facility is on the man-made reservoir that houses Da Mi hydro power plant, in Vietnam’s Binh […]
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United Nations (UN) experts call for firms behind Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam collapse to pay as 7,000 survivors await compensation Almost two years after a dam in Laos collapsed, displacing thousands, the people affected struggle to secure compensation while living in deteriorating relocation centers. A group of UN experts is now calling for the […]
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Samsung Electronics begins construction on $220m R&D centre in Hanoi, Vietnam Samsung Electronics has started construction on a new $220m Research and Development Center in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Located in the Tay Ho, the R&D facility will have a total construction area of 11,603m² and with a floor area of 79,511m². The […]
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Cambodia’s National Road 5 renovation project, the Adean Highway, 366 kilometres from Kandal to Banteay Meanchey province is 80% complete Construction work for the first stage of the National Road 5 Improvement Project, from Battambang province to Banteay Meanchey province, is now 80 percent complete since work started in March 2018, according to a Public […]
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Vietnam adds 2.7 – 3GW gas-fired projects to national planning, first phases to be commissioned in 2025-26 The government of Vietnam has added the Ca Na phase I and Long Song phase I (Ba Ria-Vung) LNG-fired power projects to the National Power Development Planning (PDP). The Ca Na LNG-fired power project is developed by the […]
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German wind power company Enercon wins 310MW wind turbine contract in Vietnam Wind power company Enercon has further strengthened its presence in Vietnam by securing a new wind turbine supply contract. The contract covers six wind power facilities in the country that have a combined capacity of 310MW. As per the terms of the agreement, […]
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Hanoi approves plan to implement two new urban metro lines Hanoi (VNA) – The municipal Party Committee of Hanoi has approved a plan to build two new metro lines. They are Line No 3 from Hanoi Railway Station to Hoang Mai district and Line No 5 (Gold) from Van Cao to Hoa Lac. At a […]
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Hyundai Engineering wins a $164 million order to build the third AEON Mall in Cambodia Hyundai Engineering has won a 200 billion won (about $164 million) project to build its third AEON Mall in Cambodia. Hyundai Engineering won the project from “AEON Mall,” one of Japan’s largest distribution groups, which operates more than 200 shopping […]
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Bright prospect for Vietnam’s construction enterprises despite COVID-19 pandemic Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter, construction businesses still firmly believe bright growth lies ahead for the rest of the year. “The COVID-19 disease has significantly affected the economy as well as the construction industry, especially the tourism and resort real […]
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Ho Chi Minh City’s Empire City leaders vow to kick off 88-storey tower in 2020 Work is to start in 2020 on the basement level of a 88-storey tower complex in Ho Chi Minh City, the landmark building in the Empire City project, with many outstanding obstacles are on the way to finally being cleared. […]
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