Vietnam News
Vietnam’s renewable energy yet to get wind in its sails 18 June 2018 The target of 800 and 6,000 megawatts of wind power by 2020 and 2030 looks beyond reach. Vietnam is far away from realizing its short and medium term wind power goals, with no ready solution in sight to several impediments, experts say. […]
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Bangkok’s Intermat Asean Returns 17June 2018 It doesn’t matter whether you need some help going down, or some tips on getting it up, the place to be in September is Bangkok when Intermat Asean will again take place over three days. Billed as the regions largest construction and infrastructure show, Intermat Asean will feature more […]
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Thai energy review could lead to suspension of Mekong dam Will the delay to the Pak Beng dam in Laos on the Mekong trigger a wider review of hydropower plans on the river? 14 June 2018 A major energy review by Thailand has delayed the launch of a controversial dam on the Mekong. This could […]
Continue ReadingVietnam versus Thailand as an expat retirement destination Southeast Asia is now one of the most popular destinations for retirees looking to expand their horizons whilst benefiting from a relatively low cost of living. The two favourites, Thailand and Vietnam, both offer the year-round warm to hot weather Britons can only dream of, and American […]
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Thailand’s Solar firm designs $1.76b worth of Wind cultivates In Vietnam 11 June 2018 Thailand’s biggest solar energy organization, Superblock Pcl, plans to contribute 56 billion baht ($1.76 billion) to introduce 700 megawatts (MW) of wind cultivates in Vietnam, the organization’s Chairman Jormsup Lochaya told Reuters. The primary period of the venture will cost 20.7 […]
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Sunseap breaks ground on 168-MW solar farm in Vietnam 8 June 8 2018 Sunseap International has today held a groundbreaking ceremony for Vietnam’s largest solar farm, a 168-MW project in Ninh Thuan province, the unit of Singaporean clean energy company Sunseap Group said. Once completed, the USD-150-million (EUR 127m) facility is expected to produce enough […]
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Contract signed to start feasibility study for Vietnam’s Long Thanh airport June 02, 2018 Hanoi (VNA) – The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on June 2 signed a contract with a joint venture comprising of firms from Japan, France and Vietnam (JFV) for consultancy services and the feasibility study for the first phase of Long […]
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B Grimm puts cash behind biggest solar plant in region B GRIMM Power Plc plans to sign a joint venture agreement with Vietnamese conglomerate Xuan Cau Co Ltd for the development in that country of Southeast Asia’s biggest solar energy plant. B Grimm Power president Preeyanart Soontornwata said the total investment for the plant – […]
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Dusit International opens its first hotel in Vietnam Dusit International, one of Thailand’s foremost hotel and property development companies, has officially made its Vietnam debut with the opening of Dusit Princess Moonrise Beach Resort on the country’s largest island, Phu Quoc. Operating under Dusit’s upper midscale Dusit Princess brand, the new resort marked its soft […]
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IHG looks east in Thailand, signs eight hotels at one go Thailand’s eastern seaboard, largely perceived as a big industrial zone barely a few years ago, is now emerging as a much-touted business, investment and tourist destination, driven by the Thai government’s strong push for the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to connect with China’s One […]
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