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BCPG sets massive wind power goal in Asia-Pacific during 2019-23 1,000MW sought regionwide by 2023 25 January 2019 SET-listed BCPG Plc, the power business arm of Bangchak Corporation Plc, wants to add 1,000 megawatts through wind power projects in Asia-Pacific during 2019-23. “BCPG’s wind power expansion is set to comprise 70% of its budget allocation […]
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Vienna House to open its first Asia hotel in Vung Tau, Vietnam 22 January 2019 Austrian hotel chain Vienna House says it wants to expand to Southeast Asia, with properties planned for Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. The brand, which operates nearly 40 hotels in Europe, today announced it would open a five-star hotel in Vietnam […]
Continue ReadingWhat holds back Myanmar’s development? 16 January 2019 With the progress of China-Myanmar relations, the resumption of the Myitsone Dam project in northern Myanmar can be placed on the agenda of both parties. The Myitsone Dam is a hurdle in the way of China-Myanmar relations and an obstacle to Myanmar’s economic development and attracting foreign […]
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Vietnam revives $58bn high-speed north-south rail project despite cost hurdle Hanoi seeks funding plan for north-south line serving economy and unity 16 January 2019 Vietnam has resurrected a high-speed rail project intended to link the country’s north and south, but the fiscal concerns that killed the proposal earlier this decade continue to haunt government efforts […]
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Asia’s wind power revolution – Boom or bust? Asia Pacific countries have a raging appetite for wind power, but high costs and unattractive feed-in-tariffs mean that not all governments will be able to deliver. When Indonesia unveiled its very first wind farm in July 2018, the 75MW facility in Sulawesi instantly became an object of […]
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Battle Of The Bays – Vietnam’s Halong Vs. Thailand’s Phang Nga 3 January 2019 If there is any doubt who is Thailand’s single biggest competitor for the Mainland Chinese leisure market, clearly its nearby Vietnam. Looking at the massive rise in hotel development, themed attractions, casinos, resort residential and infrastructure in locations like Danang, Phu […]
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Laos to complete 12 hydropower dam projects in 2019 2 January 2019 The Lao Government will strive to complete 12 hydropower dam projects in 2019 with a total capacity of 1,950MW, reported local media. A story run by the Socio-Economic Newspaper of Laos said that 80 percent of electricity produced by the plants, or 1,570MW, […]
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BGRIM’s solar energy projects proceed without a hitch 28 December 2018 B.Grimm Power Plc (BGRIM)’s solar power development projects have made headway according to plans to consolidate its capacity build-up. Three out of the seven ground-mounted solar farms sponsored by BGRIM for government agencies and agricultural cooperatives in Thailand, with a total installed capacity of […]
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Bill Bensley’s masterpiece opens in northern Vietnam’s mountainous realm of SaPa 19 December 2018 Sun Group has opened Hotel de la Coupole – MGallery by Sofitel in northern Vietnam’s mountainous realm of awe-inspiring beauty. Designed by Bill Bensley – “the king of exotic luxury resorts” as declared by TIME – and managed by Sun Group’s […]
Continue ReadingThai tycoon kicks off $1.6 billion Amata City Halong 22 December 2018 Thailand-based Amata Group, the world’s leading industrial city developer has commenced the construction of the Song Khoai industrial park, the first phase of the Amata City Halong project, on an area of 714 hectares. Due to some obstacles in the implementation of site […]
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