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Apple supplier BOE begins building $275 mln project in southern Vietnam

Industries - Fri, April 19, 2024 | 9:57 am GTM+7

BOE Technology Group, a Chinese electronic components producer, kicked off the construction of a $275 million project in Vietnam’s southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Thursday.

Korea’s Doosan interested in EVN’s Quang Trach 2 power project

Petrovietnam Gas aims to supply $2 bln LNG power plant in northern Vietnam

Renewable power could be purchased directly, not via EVN: draft decree

HCMC High-Tech Park grants environmental permits, approve project construction on its own

Vietnam ministry retains no-payment plan for excess rooftop solar power

US First Solar plans to invest $943 mln to increase output of Vietnam plant

Apple announces Vietnam expansion, CEO Cook in town

Tech giant Apple announced plans to increase investments in manufacturing hub Vietnam as CEO Tim Cook began a two-day visit to the country on Monday.

Industries - Mon, April 15, 2024 | 6:26 pm GTM+7

Korean chaebol SK okayed to study investment in central Vietnam LNG-to-power plant

Quang Tri's Department of Planning and Investment has agreed to let a South Korea-Vietnam joint venture study the feasibility of an LNG-fired thermal plant project in the central province.

Energy - Mon, April 15, 2024 | 4:34 pm GTM+7

Japan’s Meiko kick-starts $500 mln project in northern Vietnam

Japan-headquartered Meiko Electronics broke ground on a factory last weekend to produce printed circuit boards (PCB) in the northern province of Hoa Binh, its fifth plant in Vietnam.

Industries - Mon, April 15, 2024 | 11:00 am GTM+7

Hanoi firm plans green hydrogen-ammonia plant in Phu Yen province

Hanoi-based Minh Thach D&L Green Hydrogen JSC has proposed the establishment of a green hydrogen-ammonia plant at the South Phu Yen Economic Zone in the south-central province of Phu Yen.

Energy - Sat, April 13, 2024 | 10:45 pm GTM+7

CS Wind’s Vietnam unit to deliver wind turbines to South Korea project

CS Wind Vietnam, a unit of South Korea’s CS Wind Corporation, has held a ceremony for delivery of first wind turbines from its factory in Vietnam’s southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to South Korea’s southwestern province of Jeonnam.

Energy - Sat, April 13, 2024 | 2:29 pm GTM+7

PV Gas receives second LNG delivery for power generation

PV Gas, a subsidiary of state-owned Petrovietnam, received its second load of 70,000 tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its port in Vietnam’s southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on Thursday.

Energy - Fri, April 12, 2024 | 4:03 pm GTM+7

Viettel, Singtel to build cable linking Vietnam, Singapore, towards operation in 2027

Viettel and Singtel, two telecommunications giants of Vietnam and Singapore, will jointly build the Vietnam-Singapore submarine cable system, connecting Vietnam to the city-state, a major digital hub of Asia.

Infrastructure - Fri, April 12, 2024 | 2:22 pm GTM+7

Rooftop solar power in Vietnam: great potential but no specific policies

Vietnam has not issued any specific policies for rooftop solar power development in the past three years despite its great potential, thereby hindering businesses, heard a forum in Hanoi on Thursday.

Energy - Fri, April 12, 2024 | 12:56 pm GTM+7

Multinational home tool firm Techtronic to invest $650 mln in Vietnam

Techtronic Tools (Vietnam) Company Limited under Hong Kong-headquartered multinational firm Techtronic plans to invest $650 million in Ho Chi Minh City, the southern economic hub of Vietnam.

Industries - Fri, April 12, 2024 | 10:52 am GTM+7

Japan’s Tokyu seeks trans-Asia railway development in southern Vietnam

Japanese urban development group Tokyu is looking to build part of a trans-Asia railway in Binh Duong province, an industrial hub in southern Vietnam.

Infrastructure - Thu, April 11, 2024 | 6:38 pm GTM+7

PV Gas to supply LNG for power production

PV Gas, a subsidiary of state-owned Petrovietnam, is set to supply 70,000 tons of LNG to state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for power production, starting mid-April, PV Gas said Tuesday.

Energy - Thu, April 11, 2024 | 3:43 pm GTM+7

Military-run telco Viettel inaugurates biggest data center in Vietnam

Military-owned telecom firm Viettel has inaugurated a 30-MW data center in Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park on the outskirts of Hanoi, the largest of its kind in Vietnam.

Infrastructure - Thu, April 11, 2024 | 3:31 pm GTM+7

Vietnam gov’t irons out incentives for rooftop solar development

The Vietnamese government is drafting a decree to stimulate the development of rooftop solar power as the country struggles to fully tap its energy potential.

Energy - Thu, April 11, 2024 | 11:11 am GTM+7

Top legislator welcomes PowerChina’s expansion in Vietnam

Chairman of Vietnam’s National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has said the country welcomes PowerChina’s plans to expand its investment in the power-hunger economy.

Energy - Wed, April 10, 2024 | 11:30 am GTM+7

China group interested in rare earth cooperation in Vietnam

State-owned China Rare Earth Group Co. (CREG), one of the world's largest rare-earths companies, has again expressed a desire to partner with Vietnamese companies to develop the industry in the Southeast Asian country.

Industries - Wed, April 10, 2024 | 10:30 am GTM+7

Citibank, ING lend PV Power $300 mln to develop Vietnam's first two LNG plants

PetroVietnam Power (PV Power) has reached agreement for a $300 million short-term loan from the U.S.’s Citibank and the Netherlands-based bank ING for developing Vietnam’s first LNG power plants.

Energy - Tue, April 9, 2024 | 6:14 pm GTM+7

Taiwan firms see Vietnam as crucial link in supply chain shift to Southeast Asia

Taiwanese businesses have recognized Vietnam as a crucial link in their supply chain shift to Southeast Asia, said CY Huang, founder of the Southeast-Asia Impact Alliance (SIA).

Industries - Tue, April 9, 2024 | 4:02 pm GTM+7

Suntory PepsiCo begins work on sixth Vietnam factory

Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam Beverage, a joint venture between Japan-based Suntory and U.S.-based PepsiCo, began building a $300-million factory in the southern Vietnam province of Long An on Monday.

Industries - Mon, April 8, 2024 | 7:35 pm GTM+7

Russia's Zarubezhneft eyes Vietnam offshore wind power projects

Russian oil-gas giant Zarubezhneft is looking to expand its operations in Vietnam to offshore wind power projects, general director Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov told Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Monday.

Energy - Mon, April 8, 2024 | 4:33 pm GTM+7