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Delta Air Lines plans new Vietnam-US service
Delta Air Lines Inc. is seeking the Vietnamese government’s permission to offer daily service between Ho Chi Minh City and the US starting June 2009, the company said in a statement. Though the proposed service is still subject to the government’s approval, “there is a great likelihood the plan will be sanctioned,” said Nguyen Thi... Read more
Small hydropower plants have electricity but no transmission lines
VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of small hydropower plants may be unable to sell electricity because there are no transmission lines to the national grid. The northern province of Lao Cai plans to build 80 small hydropower plants which are expected to churn out 700MW of electricity by 2010 and 1,000MW by 2015. Many investors have injected their money in to the... Read more
Russia lines up new anti-missile system to counter U.S. missile shield plans
October 23, 2008 . Filed under International, News
Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces are being equipped with new anti-ballistic missile systems in response to U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield in Europe, Interfax reported Wednesday. Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev visits cosmodrome Plesetsk, which is nestled among the taiga forests of Russia’s north, Oct. 12, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)“Considering... Read more