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Construction of a domestic airport for Sa Pa, a popular tourist town in northwestern Vietnam, could begin this year. The Lao Cai province, home of the tourist destination, has mooted the plan with backing from several ministries, the Thanh Nien news reported. The proposed project could begin in the third quarter of this year if […]
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Japan’s foreign minister announced a multibillion-dollar initiative yesterday to promote development in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region, which encompasses parts of Vietnam, Laos and Thailand through which the river flows. In a speech at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Fumio Kishida affirmed the importance of Southeast Asia’s economic prosperity to Japan. He pledged 750 billion yen (USD7 […]
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All aboard: A history of Cambodia’s railways By Brent Crane Last Saturday in Phnom Penh, to a crowd of thrilled townsfolk and pushy photographers, Prime Minister Hun Sen boarded a refurbished train at the Royal Railway Station bound for Sihanoukville. It was the grand reopening of Cambodia’s first passenger train in 14 years and, for […]
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Hemaraj Land and Development Pcl., one of Thailand’s top industrial real estate developers, is seeking permission to build two massive manufacturing zones in the central province of Nghe An, the provincial government’s website reported on Wednesday. Located near each other in the southeast of Nghe An, one of the industrial parks will cover more than […]
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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Northeast Refining & Chemical Engineering Company on Wednesday secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from a Cambodian conglomerate to construct a 620 million-U.S.-dollar oil refinery in its first phase. The EPC contract was inked here between Li Limin, chairman of CNPC Northeast Refining & Chemical Engineering Company, and […]
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CMX Renewable Energy Inc. has applied for a license to build a 150 MW PV plant, costing an estimated USD150 million, in Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan province, just as the solar market is being stirred within the country. It is an exciting prospect for Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan, as Canadian energy company CMX Renewable […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Inter Far East Energy Pcl said on Wednesday that China’s Goldwind International Holding will buy a 10 percent stake in its wind power unit as part of a partnership to expand the wind power business. Goldwind International is part of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd, the world’s biggest wind turbine maker. The […]
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Konecranes South East Asia Pacific includes Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia and New Zealand Vietnam’s high-flying Xuan Thanh Cement lifts reliability to new heights with Konecranes as it expands to be the largest in the world One of South-East Asia’s leading cement manufacturers, Xuan Thanh Cement, is deploying Konecranes durable […]
Continue ReadingSPET Monthly Members Meeting – “Case Study Shweli 3 Hydropower Project in Myanmar” By Christof Rohrer of AF-Consult Engineering Thursday, 19th May 2016, 6:30pm at the British Club, Soi 18, Silom Road, Bangkok The AF-Consult presentation on Shweli 3 Hydropower Project will touch on consultancy services of large Hydropower Projects with RCC dams. This will […]
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has reportedly submitted plans to the Ministry of Transport to build three airports in the northwestern provinces. Media reports in Vietnam say the total investment shed out will be 9.813 trillion Vietnamese Dong ($440 million), according to reports. The move is likely to boost air cargo capacity and […]
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