Quang Binh province seeks investor for $32 mln high-end urban area

Quang Binh province seeks investor for $32 mln high-end urban area

Vietnam's central province of Quang Binh is seeking an investor for the VND800 billion ($32.3 million) Quan Hau luxury urban area in Quang Ninh district.

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

Korean firm Dohwa seeks another extension to delayed energy project

Korean firm Dohwa seeks another extension to delayed energy project

South Korea’s Dohwa Resource Development Limited Company has asked the central province of Quang Binh to extend the operational deadline for its long-delayed energy pellet project again to the end of this year.

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

Tunnel king Deo Ca, S Korean firm to build two railway tunnels

Tunnel king Deo Ca, S Korean firm to build two railway tunnels

A consortium of Vietnam construction giant Deo Ca and South Korea’s IlSung Vietnam Co., Ltd has won a VND552 billion ($22.7 million) contract to build two tunnels on the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City railway route.

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

Violation found at Dohwa Engineering solar farm in Quang Binh province

Violation found at Dohwa Engineering solar farm in Quang Binh province

The Department of Industry and Trade in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh has announced that a solar power farm invested by South Korea’s Dohwa Engineering was given the provincial greenlight before getting approval from the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

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

Son Doong cave adventure tour fully booked for 2024

Son Doong cave adventure tour fully booked for 2024

Expedition adventure tours to Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest natural cave, are fully booked for 2024, said Oxalis, the only firm licensed to operate the tours.

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

Vietnam’s Son Doong cave appears in British television series Planet Earth III

Vietnam’s Son Doong cave appears in British television series Planet Earth III

Son Doong, the world’s largest cave in the central province of Quang Binh, will be featured in an episode of British television series Planet Earth III, to be aired on BBC One from Sunday.

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

Petrovietnam subsidiary builds classrooms for primary school in Quang Binh province

Petrovietnam subsidiary builds classrooms for primary school in Quang Binh province

Petrovietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo), a subsidiary of state-owned Petrovietnam, last week handed over a function room and classroom building to Primary School No. 2 in Quang Phuc ward, Ba Dong township, in the central province of Quang Binh.

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

Central Vietnam $1.7 bln thermal power plant to begin operations in 2026

Central Vietnam $1.7 bln thermal power plant to begin operations in 2026

The Quang Trach I thermal power plant in Quang Binh province is expected to undergo a test run in September 2025 and become operational the next year.

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

Central Vietnam province lines up $5 billion in investment

Central Vietnam province lines up $5 billion in investment

The People's Committee of Quang Binh province in central Vietnam awarded memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to 29 investors on Sunday with total expected capital of over VND112 trillion ($5 billion).

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

Central Vietnam thermal power project receives mammoth equipment import package

Central Vietnam thermal power project receives mammoth equipment import package

The first shipment of equipment for the Quang Trach 1 thermal power project, a 1,200-MW coal-fired plant, arrived at the central province of Quang Binh's oil-gas port on Monday.

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

Vietnam among 8 most thrilling zip line destinations in Asia

Vietnam among 8 most thrilling zip line destinations in Asia

Vietnam's Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has been named among the eight most thrilling zip line destinations in Asia with "the natural wonder and zip line combination" by South China Morning Post.

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

Central province permits Korean firm to delay energy pellet project

Central province permits Korean firm to delay energy pellet project

Quang Binh province has permitted Dohwa Resource Development Limited Company, under South Korea’s Dohwa Engineering, to delay its energy pellet factory by one year to December 31.

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

'Tunnel King' proposes $115 mln ‘tourist’ expressway in central Vietnam

'Tunnel King' proposes $115 mln ‘tourist’ expressway in central Vietnam

The Deo Ca Group has proposed building a six-lane, 20-km road as a “tourist route” linking Dong Hoi town with the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province.

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

Dutch firm Pondera sees nearshore, offshore wind power potential in central Vietnam

Dutch firm Pondera sees nearshore, offshore wind power potential in central Vietnam

Netherlands-based energy firm Pondera has expressed interest in building a wind farm in the coastal province of Quang Binh, saying it sees both nearshore and offshore potential.

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

Quang Binh seeks to shift 1.2 GW coal-fired plant to LNG

Quang Binh seeks to shift 1.2 GW coal-fired plant to LNG

Authorities in the central province of Quang Binh are accelerating procedures to turn a 1.2 gigawatt coal-fired power project into using liquefied natural gas (LNG) to match Vietnam’s cleaner energy transition.

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

Czech company plans mining expansion, pilot training school in Quang Binh

Czech company plans mining expansion, pilot training school in Quang Binh

The Czech-based DAILY PLAN JSC is seeking to open a pilot training school and expand its mining project in the central province of Quang Binh.

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

Quang Binh to pilot 'Experience life in flood season' tour

Quang Binh to pilot 'Experience life in flood season' tour

Quang Binh has licensed Oxalis Company Limited (Oxalis) to organize on a pilot basis the "Experience life in flood season" tour in Minh Hoa district’s Tan Hoa commune.

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

Thai giant Central Retail plans supermarket chain in Quang Binh

Thai giant Central Retail plans supermarket chain in Quang Binh

Thailand's Central Retail plans to invest VND300-400 billion ($12-16 million) to build a mall and VND40-50 billion each on a chain of stores across the central province of Quang Binh.

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

Quang Binh debuts campsite in Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park

Quang Binh debuts campsite in Phong Nha-Ke Bang national park

Quang Binh province in central Vietnam, home to world-famous Son Doong Cave, on Wednesday launched its first ever campsite in the buffer zone of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.

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

Quang Binh to open second night street

Quang Binh to open second night street

Quang Binh, home to the world's largest natural cave Son Doong, is planning to operate a nighttime and lakeside walking street to boost tourism.

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