November 29, 2011
Vietnam needs US$15-16 billion a year for its infrastructure projects Vietnam can only meet half of the capital it needs for infrastructure development and will have to seek more invesment from the private sector, according to a report on the government’s website. The country needs US$15-16 billion a year for its infrastructure projects, but the [...]
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August 23, 2011
The Dong Nai 6 and Dong Nai 6A dams are planned to be built on the Dong Nai River. A group of scientists have sent a petition to the Vietnamese parliament asking that two planned hydropower projects on the Dong Nai River be reconsidered due to the environmental risks they pose, a local newspaper reported. [...]
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July 24, 2011
With hydropower running amok in this country, local critics of neighboring dam projects are throwing stones in a glass house A view of the Cat Tien National Park, where two planned hydropower projects, if built, would encroach on around 140 hectares of forest. Conservationists fear that the two planned dams would totally transform the [...]
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July 16, 2011
A dam on the Dong Nai River A group of scientists who made a field trip to the area near Cat Tien National Park where two hydropower projects are planned said Thursday environment impact assessments for them could have been made up. The scientists from the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology’s Institute of Tropical [...]
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July 12, 2011
Tran Van Thanh (left) and a group of foreign experts during a field trip in the Cat Tien National Park. (Photo: Sai Gon Tiep Thi) The director of the Cat Tien National Park, a UNESCO listed biosphere reserve, says he is determined to stand by opinions contrary to state agencies pushing for the development of [...]
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March 11, 2011
Vietnam may submit a revised north-south high-speed railway plan to parliament, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, chairman of Vietnam’s Central Government Office, told reporters from Nikkei newspaper during a March 8 interview in Tokyo. The plan, if passed, will create opportunities for Japanese companies, including Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., Mitsubishi Corp. and [...]
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December 31, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The global economic recession has slowed foreign direct investment (FDI). FDI in Vietnam for 2009 is equal to 30 percent of that in 2008. According to Thoi Bao Kinh Te Vietnam, the 10 biggest FDI investment projects in terms of registered capital in 2009 include six real estate projects, two projects in accommodation [...]
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December 7, 2009
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant project in Kon Tum Province Agriculture and environment authorities on Friday called for changes in the operation of hydropower dams to ensure better irrigation and flooding management. At a conference in Quang Nam Province which has the largest number of hydropower plants in the nation [...]
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November 9, 2009
LookAtVietnam – National Assembly deputies discussed three national projects, including two large hydroelectric plants, and three bills at their ongoing session in Hanoi November 7. Industry and Trade Minister Vu Huy Hoang speaks at the NA session on November 7, which focused on national projects and three bills (Photo: Chinhphu.vn)LookAtVietnam – National Assembly (NA) deputies discussed [...]
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October 27, 2009
Chairman of HCMC Le Hoang Quan instructed the city’s Transport Department to urge the contractors of environment improvement and urban upgrade projects. A traffic jam on Nguyen Van Troi Street in HCMC’s Phu Nhuan District.Quan gave the instruction on Saturday at a meeting with related agencies to find solutions for the worsening traffic problem in [...]
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