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Thailand’s Gunkul Engineering acquires 60 MW with purchase of two solar power farms in Vietnam Thailand-based Gunkul Engineering Pcl (BKK:GUNKUL) last week announced the purchase of two solar power farms in Vietnam with a combined capacity of 60 MWp. The Tri Viet 1 Solar Power Plant and Bach Khoa A Chau 1 Solar Power Plant, […]
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Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations in 2019 By THE NATION Myanmar ranked highest among the world’s 20 fastest-growing travel destinations last year, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. Myanmar Tourism Marketing, part of the Myanmar Tourism Federation, said the country enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 40.2 per cent […]
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Construction of 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang hydropower dam project slated to begin later in 2020 On a wide bank of the Mekong River, yellow markers and visits by surveyors show preparations underway to build Laos’ third and largest dam on Southeast Asia’s most vital waterway. About an hour downstream, in the laid-back tourist centre of […]
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Vietnam’s Real-estate developer CapitaLand named one of world’s most sustainable corporations HCM CITY — Real-estate developer CapitaLand has been recognised as one of the world’s most sustainable corporations for the third consecutive year. The company was ranked 63rd in the 2020 Global 100 “Most Sustainable Corporations In The World” index by Corporate Knights Inc. This […]
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Thai Cabinet decides “to stop the project” on China-led plan to dredge Mekong river 5 February 2020, 05:23PM Beijing has long wanted to blast 97 kilometres (60 miles) of rocks and dredge the riverbed in northern Thailand to open up a passage for massive cargo ships. The vision is to create a river trade link […]
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Vietnam surpasses Malaysia and Thailand to reach the largest installed capacity of solar power in Southeast Asia Solar power is making a strong showing in Vietnam after years of shuttling from one extreme to the other, with the nation looking sometimes like it would revert to coal, and other times like it would invest in […]
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VietNam’s two big cities HCMC and Hanoi lead region in dynamic growth reports Jones Lang LaSalle HCM CITY — HCM City and Hà Nội continue to lead the momentum in Southeast Asia, ranking third and seventh among the most dynamic cities in the world, according to the City Momentum Index recently issued by property consultant […]
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Thai industrial estate developer Amata Corp invests $1bn to build industrial complex in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city Amata aims to woo foreign manufacturers with modern industrial zone in Yangon NAYPYITAW — Thai industrial estate developer Amata Corp. plans to build an industrial complex with an investment of $1 billion in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. The […]
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Myanmar construction ministry inks a deal with Thai firm Amata to build a US$1 billion “smart city” in northeastern Yangon The JV agreement – signed last Friday – would pave way to more than 30,000 new jobs and US$60 million in direct tax, the two sides said. The ministry’s Department of Urban and Housing Development […]
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HSBC exits involvement in 1,980-megawatt Vinh Tan 3 coal power plant in Vietnam The London-headquartered bank’s cancellation of its role as financial advisor for the 1,980-megawatt Vinh Tan 3 coal power plant in Vietnam marks the latest move by a major international lender to ease off on bankrolling the fossil fuel in Asia. One of […]
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