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VN on track for full industrialization by 2020, says Minister

February 2, 2010  . Filed under In depth, Interviews

VN on track for full industrialization by 2020, says Minister

VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. Minister Hoang Van Phong.VietNamNet interviews Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van Phong on the occasion of the ministry’s 50th anniversary. VietNamNet: Half a century has passed since the Ministry of Science and... Read more

Nuclear power opens doors, gets respect

January 3, 2010  . Filed under News, Sci-Tech

Nuclear power opens doors, gets respect

LookAtVietnam - Although the project will be challenging, Prof Pham Duy Hien explains how nuclear power will help supply efficient energy to the country and improve Viet Nam’s international standing.A project to build nuclear reactors in Viet Nam was approved in November. Prof Pham Duy Hien, scientific adviser of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear... Read more

Russia, India agree on nuclear cooperation, warship overhaul

December 9, 2009  . Filed under International, News

Russia, India agree on nuclear cooperation, warship overhaul

Russia and India agreed on Monday to boost cooperation in the civilian nuclear energy sector, while finally ending a dispute over a warship overhaul. Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as they meet in Moscow’s Kremlin, December 7, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)After formal talks with... Read more

Vietnam house okays nuclear plants after ‘lively’ debate

November 27, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Vietnam house okays nuclear plants after ‘lively’ debate

The model of the nuclear power plant to be built in Ninh Thuan Province The National Assembly on Thursday approved with a majority of nearly 80 percent plans to build nuclear power plants in the south central Ninh Thuan Province. With 77.48 percent of deputies voting for the project, work on the Ninh Thuan 1 atomic... Read more

National Assembly deputies approve nuclear power project

November 25, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

National Assembly deputies approve nuclear power project

With the agreement of 77.48 percent of deputies, the National Assembly has approved the resolution on the construction of the first nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan province. The model of the nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan. Nuclear power and unanswered questions The NA also ratified the Lai Chau hydro power project. Specifically, the NA agreed... Read more

Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club

November 17, 2009  . Filed under News

Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club

Dalat Nuclear Research Institute, which houses Vietnam’s sole nuclear reactor Vietnam is expected to take a key step towards meeting its burgeoning appetite for electricity by paving the way for its first nuclear power plant, but debate is still raging over the controversial project. Parliament in the fast-growing... Read more

Nuclear power economically unsound, assembly warns

November 14, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

Vietnam should scale back its nuclear program, National Assembly representatives argued Friday, cautioning that massive spending on the country’s first nuclear power project would burden the economy. In a report released last week, the government said commercial nuclear power was necessary in Vietnam considering the country’s fast-growing demand... Read more

House mulls national projects, with focus on safety

November 14, 2009  . Filed under News, Politics

House mulls national projects, with focus on safety

Discussing two proposed national key projects November 13, many National Assembly (NA) deputies voiced their concerns about safety for the projects. Deputy Nguyen Dang Vang speaks at the NA session in Hanoi on November 14, which discussed key national projects in Ninh Thuan and Lai Chau Provinces (Photo: SGGP)Speaking at the ongoing NA session, deputies asked... Read more

Vietnam seeks foreign loans for nuclear power project

November 9, 2009  . Filed under News, Sci-Tech

Vietnam seeks foreign loans for nuclear power project

LookAtVietnam - The government is drawing up plans to finance Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant project with foreign loans, the Minister of Industry and Trade has said.  LookAtVietnam - The government is drawing up plans to finance Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant project with foreign loans, the Minister of Industry and Trade has said. ... Read more

Vietnam seeks foreign loans for nuclear power project

November 9, 2009  . Filed under Business, News

Vietnam seeks foreign loans for nuclear power project

The government is drawing up plans to finance Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant project with foreign loans, the Minister of Industry and Trade has said. The project will cost at least US$10.3 billion, 75 percent of which will be funded by foreign loans, local newswire VietNamNet cited minister Vu Huy Hoang... Read more

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