EVN to deploy many electricity projects in Q4

Date: 08/10/2012

Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) has said that in the fourth quarter this year, the group would start work on three projects namely Trung Son hydropower plant, Duyen Hai 3 thermo power plant and seaport project in Duyen Hai Electricity Centre.

Two construction conglomerates disbanded

Date: 08/10/2012

The Government on Tuesday officially disbanded Song Da Corporation and Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUD), saying the pilot scheme to set up State conglomerates had been finished.

India seeks agricultural opportunities

Date: 08/10/2012

Prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday said the nation always welcomed and facilitated Indian enterprises to cooperate and invest in agriculture in Vietnam.

Central province plans two new ports

Date: 08/10/2012

Central Thua Thien-Hue Province has made plans to build two docks that will provide shelter for boats during storms in Phu Loc and Phu Vang districts by the end of 2013. The project is estimated to cost VND120 billion (US$5.8 million) of Government funding.

Ha Tinh seeks reservoir cash

Date: 08/10/2012

The government of the central province of Ha Tinh is seeking capital to speed up construction of the Rao Tro Reservoir in Ky Anh District to facilitate heavy-industry projects there, a local official said.

ADB strongly backs VN’s financial reform

Date: 08/10/2012

The Asian Development Bank will support the Vietnamese Government’s initiated reform plans on the financial sector and SOEs, said Mr. Tomoyuki Kimura, the Country Director of ADB’s Viet Nam Resident Mission.

Elevated roads fail to attract investors

Date: 08/10/2012

HCM City plans to build 34.5km of elevated highways to ease the traffic congestion at a cost of VND56 trillion (US$2.7 billion), but has been unable to attract investors’ interest so far.

News in Brief

Date: 08/10/2012

from news agencies & authorities

Talisman to produce oil in Vietnam, PNG in next 2 years

Date: 08/10/2012

Talisman Energy Inc will have new crude oil and condensate production coming online in Vietnam and Papua New Guinea in the next two years to meet growing demand in Asia, a company official said.

Banpu considers investment in Vietnam again

Date: 08/10/2012

Banpu is renewing its plan to enter Vietnam, taking the view that the country is a more promising investment destination than Myanmar because of its bigger economy.

Construction postponed, Van Phong port misses great opportunities

Date: 08/10/2012

High hopes have been put on the development of the Van Phong Port in Khanh Hoa province into an international transit port. However, with the construction work in interruption, it would not be able to become an international transit port in 15-20 years.

Soco chief considering Vietnam oil projects in disputed waters

Date: 08/10/2012

Asia and Africa, may invest in areas off the coast of Vietnam that are also claimed by China, even as tensions flare among Asian nations over resource rights.

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