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Local firms sign petroleum contracts with Dung Quat 

November 12, 2010
Local firms sign petroleum contracts with Dung Quat 

An PV Oil ship receives products from Dung Quat oil refinery Binh Son Refinery Company, the operator of Dung Quat oil refinery, signed distribution contracts with four state-owned firms on Tuesday. Petrolimex, PV Oil, Petec and Vinapco committed to buy some 4.7 million cubic meters of the products like A92, A95, diesel and FO for [...]

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HCMC confirms annual increase in water prices

January 2, 2010
HCMC confirms annual increase in water prices

Ho Chi Minh City will provide clean water at prices almost double existing rates from March this year to meet higher demand, the municipal administration has affirmed. The new prices will be raised by around 10 percent every year until 2013, the city People’s Committee announced at a press briefing last week.The lowest price, for [...]

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Central hydropower plants worsen floods: experts

December 12, 2009
Central hydropower plants worsen floods: experts

Numerous hydroelectric plants built in the central and Central Highlands regions have made floods in the storm-hit area more serious, experts say. The Binh Dien Hydropower Plant in Thua Thien-Hue Province. Instead of helping curb flooding in the region, experts say the plants often exacerbate the problem. (Photo: SGGP)Along the upper reaches of Binh Dinh [...]

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Rivers, lakes running dry in the north

December 4, 2009
Rivers, lakes running dry in the north

The river bed is dry and cracked on parts of the Red River photographed Thursday afternoon in Hanoi. North Vietnam is facing draught in large areas as rivers and lakes are drying out, a senior irrigation official said Thursday. Dam Hoa Binh, deputy head of the Irrigation Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural [...]

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Power plant blamed for worsening floods in Quang Nam

October 18, 2009
Power plant blamed for worsening floods in Quang Nam

Water is released at the reservoir of the A Vuong hydro power plant A hydroelectric plant in the central province of Quang Nam released water without warning, making it impossible for the province to take timely measures against flooding, a senior official said on Friday. However, whether the discharge from the A Vuong Hydroelectric Plant [...]

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Deputy minister blames reservoirs for worsening floods

October 10, 2009
Deputy minister blames reservoirs for worsening floods

Water is released at the reservoir of the A Vuong hydro power plant Hydroelectric reservoirs were responsible for worsening flooding in the lowlands when they released water during typhoon Ketsana, a ministerial official said in an interview with Tuoi Tre on Friday. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dao Xuan Hoc made the statement [...]

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Vietnam checks hydroelectric projects accused of worsening floods

October 10, 2009
Vietnam checks hydroelectric projects accused of worsening floods

LookAtVietnam – The agriculture ministry has begun inspecting hydroelectric reservoirs in central Vietnam that have been criticized recently for worsening floods caused by typhoon Ketsana late last month. Water is releed at the dam of A Vuong hydro power plant in Quang Nam ProvinceThe check began Friday in Thua Thien – Hue province, where the [...]

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Vietnam checks hydroelectric projects accused of worsening floods

October 9, 2009
Vietnam checks hydroelectric projects accused of worsening floods

Water is releed at the dam of A Vuong hydro power plant in Quang Nam Province The agriculture ministry has begun inspecting hydroelectric reservoirs in central Vietnam that have been criticized recently for worsening floods caused by typhoon Ketsana late last month. The check began Friday in Thua Thien – Hue province, where the Binh [...]

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Domestic contractors hurt as sand exports push prices up

September 27, 2009
Domestic contractors hurt as sand exports push prices up

Increased sand exports have put stifled domestic supplies, driving prices in the Mekong Delta to levels that building contractors say they cannot afford. Le Thanh Tung, director of Hong Loan Real Estate Company in Can Tho City, said about a year ago sand for construction was sold at VND15,000 (US$0.85) a cubic meter, but now [...]

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Vietnam ministry seeks ban on sand exports to ensure supplies

September 17, 2009
Vietnam ministry seeks ban on sand exports to ensure supplies

Vietnam’s construction ministry has asked Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to temporarily ban sand exports from November to ensure domestic supply and protect the country’s environment from unrestrained production. “We should halt sand exports until all provinces can provide specific information on reserves, exploitation capacity and plans to meet demand,” Le Van Toi, head of [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...