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Construction booms in Cambodia but salaries fall behind The government says wages for unskilled construction workers are rising in line with the building boom, but ask any labourer and you’ll hear otherwise WAGES for low-level workers in construction are not keeping pace with the building boom despite official government statistics suggesting they are ahead of […]
Continue ReadingVietnam building more power plants as economic growth accelerates 26 April 2018 * PV Power allowed to develop two power plants in Dong Nai province at total cost of nearly $1.5 billion * PV Power plants to start generating in 2020-2021 * Sembcorp Industries unit in deal to build 750-MW power plant in Quang Ngai […]
Continue ReadingThai builder WHA Corp eyeing 20% revenue growth May 04, 2018 WHA Corp, Thailand’s top industrial estate and warehouse developer, targets a 20 per cent revenue growth this year on higher government spending on infrastructure, foreign investment and a growing e-commerce market, its chief executive said on Wednesday. The company is also set to benefit […]
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Dusit International to debut in Thailand with Phu Quoc property 03 May 2018 Dusit International will make its Vietnam debut this month with the opening of Dusit Princess Moonrise Beach Resort on the country’s largest island, Phu Quoc. Located in the south of Vietnam in the Gulf of Thailand, Phu Quoc is a fast-growing tourist […]
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Best Western to open a stylish new Beach resort in Vung Tau, Vietnam Best Western Hotels & Resorts has unveiled plans to launch its BW Premier Collection brand in Vietnam, with a new upscale beach resort in one of the country’s most exciting up-and-coming coastal destinations. Saint Simeon Resort, BW Premier Collection is currently under […]
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Hundreds of Villagers Hold Officials Hostage Over Vietnam Power Plant Plans Hundreds of villagers in central Vietnam’s Binh Dinh province held five local officials hostage for a day before releasing them late on Friday to demand that authorities free more than a dozen people detained for holding an environmental protest, according to sources. Residents of […]
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1,200 megawatt Vietnam coal plant gets funding, but Standard Chartered pulls out over climate policy conflict The London-headquartered bank withdrew from the US$1.87 billion coal-fired power plant’s financing consortium, but eight other banks, including Singapore’s OCBC and DBS and Malaysia’s Maybank, ensured the deal was closed. What will be one of Vietnam’s largest coal-fired power […]
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Big push for renewable energy as companies plan to invest more than Bt130 billion this year ENERGY and non-energy firms are planning investments of more than Bt130 billion in renewable energy this year, both at home and abroad, confident of strong growth in global demand for alternative energy. Bangchak Corporation Plc has set aside an […]
Continue ReadingThai investor mulls power project in Binh Dinh Thailand’s EGAT International Co. Ltd. has shown keen interest in developing a large-scale coal-fired power project in Binh Dinh Province, and has requested assistance from the provincial government. Kết quả hình ảnh cho Nhà đầu tư Thái Lan thăm dò dầu khí tại Bình Định The company, […]
Continue ReadingB Grimm set for largest solar plant in Asean B GRIMM Power Plc has taken another step towards internationalisation, expanding its power generation and distribution business in CLMV. By the end of April, B Grimm will achieve its next milestone in concluding its joint venture agreement with Xuan Cau Co Ltd to construct what is […]
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