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Vietnam turns down Chinese Hanoi-metro rail contractor demand for advance payment Vietnam has refused to pay the Chinese company building its first metro route the $50 million it wants in advance to test run trains. Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong told reporters on Tuesday that Vietnam has been making payments on schedule to […]
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Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to commence studies for deep-sea port at Myanmar’s Dawei SEZ The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will commence preliminary studies for the construction of a deep-sea port at Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) this year, officials of the Dawei SEZ Committee said. “JICA first proposed the study in December 2019 […]
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Construction of Phù Mỹ solar power plant begins in Vietnam’s Bình Định province Clean Energy Vision Development JSC, a subsidiary of Bamboo Capital Group, yesterday (May 29) broke ground for the Phù Mỹ solar power plant in Bình Định Province’s Phù Mỹ District. To be built in Mỹ An and Mỹ Thắng communes, the 330MW […]
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Bombardier delivers rail services solutions for success in Southeast Asia The Canadian company’s plans to grow its market share in the region by building enhanced local services capability for urban and mass transit systems… As one of the world’s leading mobility solutions provider, Bombardier Transportation is expanding its services business in Southeast Asia to realize […]
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Phu Yen Solar Power Plant, the largest solar plant in Vietnam When the Phu Yen Solar Power Plant finally started construction in Vietnam in January last year, many industry experts thought the project could not be completed on time. It took the general contractor, Shanxi Electric Power Engineering Co Ltd under the China Energy Engineering […]
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nValid Precision Engineering seals PPA for 76-MW solar project in southern Lao province of Attapeu Renewables developer nValid Precision Engineering Pte Ltd has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Electricite du Laos (EdL) that will result in the construction of an up to 76-MWp solar power plant in Laos. This will be the first […]
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New road and bridge projects planned for Vietnam Vietnam is spending heavily on road and bridge projects in a bid to further develop its growing economy. A series of PPP road projects are being planned, while an important bridge link will be built in due course. The investor for the Thu Thiem 4 Bridge project […]
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Thai small brewers pour into Vietnam Restrictive rules for craft beer manufacturing written by the local duopoly have led Thai brands to a nurturing community a few countries over Factories are not the only business moving into Vietnam — Thai craft beer has found an unlikely home in the neighbouring country, thanks to stiff regulations […]
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Ho Chi Minh City facing extreme risk from floods by 2050 according to McKinsey Global Institute Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s biggest metropolis, faces an increasing risk of flood disasters given rapid infrastructure expansion driven by economic growth, according to McKinsey Global Institute. The chance of such events could increase five to 10 times by […]
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Black & Veatch, ENACT Systems Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance Commercial Solar in Southeast Asia Combining deep expertise in global distributed energy and renewables with cloud-based platform will strengthen commercial solar capabilities Black & Veatch, a global provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, and ENACT Systems Inc., a leader in cloud-based software for […]
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