Vietnam third largest market for Hong Kong-based Coca-Cola bottler

Vietnam third largest market for Hong Kong-based Coca-Cola bottler

Hong Kong-based Swire Pacific, a Coca-Cola bottler, says Vietnam sales of 155 million unit cases in 2023 made the country the company’s third largest market in the world.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Allow wind power imports from Laos, Vietnam ministry proposes PM

Allow wind power imports from Laos, Vietnam ministry proposes PM

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed the Prime Minister allows wind power imports from Laos, connecting the neighboring country's Truong Son wind power plant to the national grid.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam to buy electricity from 7 Laos wind power projects

Vietnam to buy electricity from 7 Laos wind power projects

Seven wind power projects in Laos with a total capacity of 4,149 MW are looking to sell electricity to Vietnam via transmission lines in the latter's central province of Quang Tri.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Conglomerate Thaco to make $750 mln agricultural investment in Laos

Conglomerate Thaco to make $750 mln agricultural investment in Laos

Southern Laos Agricultural Investment and Business Production Co. Ltd. (Southern Laos Agri), under leading Vietnamese private conglomerate Thaco, has received an investment certificate for a $750 million agricultural project in Laos.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

State utility EVN asked to propose more transmission lines from Laos

State utility EVN asked to propose more transmission lines from Laos

State utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) should propose new transmission lines from Laos to Vietnam to increase electricity imports from the neighboring country, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Investing - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam, Laos to boost connectivity via ports, railways, roads

Vietnam, Laos to boost connectivity via ports, railways, roads

Vietnam and Laos have agreed to boost their connectivity by implementing several key projects including seaports, roads and railway routes.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Malaysia’s TNB teams up with energy players in Vietnam, Laos for regional transition

Malaysia’s TNB teams up with energy players in Vietnam, Laos for regional transition

Malaysian energy company Tenaga Nasional Bhd has inked cross-border partnerships with key companies in Vietnam and Laos to enhance its ongoing drive to strengthen the ASEAN Power Grid (APG) interconnectivity.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

$692 mln raised for key Laos wind project serving Vietnam, region

$692 mln raised for key Laos wind project serving Vietnam, region

Mitsubishi Corporation said on Monday that the Japanese heavyweight and other shareholders of the Monsoon wind power project in Laos have raised $692 million in financing for the wind farm, which will serve Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Construction giant Deoca to jointly build railway linking Vietnam, Laos, China

Construction giant Deoca to jointly build railway linking Vietnam, Laos, China

Vietnam’s Deoca Group and Laos’ Petroleum Trading Lao Holding (PTL) will cooperate to build the Vietnam-Laos railway, which will connect with the Laos-China railway and facilitate trade activities across the region, Deoca announced Wednesday.

Infrastructure - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Laos, US firms eye fuel storage facility in central Vietnam

Laos, US firms eye fuel storage facility in central Vietnam

Quang Tri province authorities have agreed in-principle with a proposal to invest in a bonded warehouse for fuel by a joint venture of firms from Laos, Vietnam, and the U.S.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam, neighbors to gain stronger growth momentum this year: Thai bank

Vietnam, neighbors to gain stronger growth momentum this year: Thai bank

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam will gain stronger growth momentum in 2023, with a 6.2% rate for the Vietnamese economy, the highest among the four, Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Center forecasts.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Philippines to open Vietnam trade, investment center this year

Philippines to open Vietnam trade, investment center this year

The Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Vietnam will open in Ho Chi Minh City this year to enhance bilateral economic ties, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said.

Politics - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Charles Taylor Adjusting opens Vietnam office to fuel Asian expansion

Charles Taylor Adjusting opens Vietnam office to fuel Asian expansion

Global loss adjusting company Charles Taylor Adjusting has expanded its natural resources capability in Asia with the opening of a new office in Ho Chi Minh City.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

$2.16 bln Lao wind project to sell electricity to Vietnam

$2.16 bln Lao wind project to sell electricity to Vietnam

Laos' government and energy companies expect a 1,200-megawatt wind power project will provide electricity for both domestic and export markets like Vietnam.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam to import 8,000 MW of electricity from Laos

Vietnam to import 8,000 MW of electricity from Laos

Vietnam is set to import at least 3,000 and 5,000 megawatts of electricity from Laos in the 2020-2025 and 2025-2030 periods, respectively as per a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two governments.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Thai-origin sugar evades tariffs, attracts anti-circumvention duty

Thai-origin sugar evades tariffs, attracts anti-circumvention duty

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade said sugar imported from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, and Myanmar using Thai sugar materials will be subjected to the same anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs applied to Thai sugar from August 9.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Lao geothermal power plant to sell energy to Vietnam

Lao geothermal power plant to sell energy to Vietnam

Laos expects to obtain at least $613 million each year from selling geothermal power, a type of renewable, to Vietnam.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Thailand, Laos, Vietnam to launch joint transnational bus routes

Thailand, Laos, Vietnam to launch joint transnational bus routes

Thailand is in discussions with Vietnam and Laos about establishing new bus routes linking the three nations' popular destinations.

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7