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B.Grimm and Xuan Cau to develop Southeast Asia’s largest solar PV project
Thailand’s B.Grimm Power has signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam’s Xuan Cau to develop the largest solar PV project in Southeast Asia, standing at 420MW capacity in Tay Ninh, southwest Vietnam. The project is scheduled to be commissioned in June next year.Keep reading ...
Vietnam Energy Reporter
Facebook, Google okay with Vietnam’s cybersecurity law
Representatives of tech giants raised no objections and said they would modify their strategies according to the new law, claims senior official.Keep reading ...
Retail Asia Reporter
New “5-in-1” vaccine to arrive in Vietnam
More than 833,000 doses of Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be imported to Viet Nam by mid-June, said V Tuan Cuong, head of the health ministry’s Drug Administration. Under the 2018 national expanded immunisation programme, ComBE Five vaccine, provided by GAVI, will replace Korean-made Quinvaxem as ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam arrests 8 people after economic zone law protests
Vietnamese police have arrested eight more people after protests a week ago over a proposed law on special economic zones that protesters fear would fall in the hands of Chinese investors.Keep reading ...
AP Reporter
Clinics face unreasonable waste collection fees
Thousands of private clinics in HCM City have to comply with a new regulation on medical waste collection introduced earlier this month. Clinics will be charged almost double for every kilo of medical waste they discharge beyond the 10-kg limit.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Synthetic drug users on the rise
The number of synthetic drug users in Vietnam has tended to be on the rise, particularly among young people, said Nguyen Xuan Lap, director of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ the Department for Social Vices Prevention. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam’s renewable energy yet to get wind in its sails
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.Keep reading ...
Phan Anh
PM issues national plan to eradicate hunger
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a National Action Programme on Zero Hunger, aiming to ensure enough food and nutrition for all citizens. The programme is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No 2 which focuses on sustainable solutions to eradicate hunger in ...
VNA Reporter
Electronic medical records available for each Vietnamese in late 2019
Each Vietnamese citizen will have an electronic medical record in late 2019, as heard at an event by the Electronic Health Administration of Vietnam to kick off the national electronic health record project in Hanoi on June 14.Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
12 excellent works received the Mekong Literature Award
The 9th Mekong Literature Prize was awarded by the Vietnam Writers Association on June 15, in Hanoi.Attending this important event are 30 writers from 6 delegations of member countries in the Mekong sub-region. Keep reading ...
