Experts work to have Con Moong Cave recognized by UNESCO

Experts work to have Con Moong Cave recognized by UNESCO

Experts and scientists have looked into seeking UNESCO world heritage site recognition for Con Moong Cave in Thanh Hoa province, central Vietnam.

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

Chinese textile supplier Weixing launches $62 mln plant in central Vietnam

Chinese textile supplier Weixing launches $62 mln plant in central Vietnam

SAB Industrial (Vietnam) Company Limited, under Chinese textile material supplier Weixing, launched a $62 million factory in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa on Wednesday.

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

Thai industrial developer WHA eyes second Vietnam facility by end 2024

Thai industrial developer WHA eyes second Vietnam facility by end 2024

Thailand's WHA Industrial Development is in the process of obtaining licenses to begin construction of WHA Smart Technology Industrial Zone 1 in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa by the end of 2024.

Industrial real estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Japan, Korea, Thailand firms compete for $2.4 bln LNG power project

Japan, Korea, Thailand firms compete for $2.4 bln LNG power project

Companies from Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam have filed bids to build the $2.4 billion Nghi Son LNG-fired power complex in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

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

Swiss firm staBOO Holdings AG to invest $122 mln bamboo item factory in Vietnam

Swiss firm staBOO Holdings AG to invest $122 mln bamboo item factory in Vietnam

staBOO Holdings AG, under Swiss firm BARD AG, and Vietnamese partner Sao Thai Duong Investment JSC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on building a VND3 trillion ($122.2 million) factory in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa.

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

Thailand’s WHA plans 300ha industrial park in central Vietnam

Thailand’s WHA plans 300ha industrial park in central Vietnam

WHA Industrial Development, a leading Thai firm, plans to develop a 300-hectare industrial park called Giang Quang Thinh in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Industrial real estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Bureau Veritas appointed consultant for gas & LNG complex in central Vietnam

Bureau Veritas appointed consultant for gas & LNG complex in central Vietnam

Bureau Veritas Vietnam has been appointed by Anh Phat Construction Investment and Trading Corp. as the construction supervision consultant for phase 2 of a gas and LNG complex in central Vietnam.

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

Central Vietnam province okays Thailand’s WHA to build $55 mln industrial park

Central Vietnam province okays Thailand’s WHA to build $55 mln industrial park

WHA Industrial Development, a leading industrial realty developer from Thailand, is set to build the $55-million first phase of its WHA Smart Technology industrial park in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa.

Industrial real estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam’s Nghi Son refinery can move into the black soon: Idemitsu Kosan

Vietnam’s Nghi Son refinery can move into the black soon: Idemitsu Kosan

The Nghi Son oil refinery, the second of its kind in Vietnam, can achieve positive profits in the fiscal year 2023 (ending March 2024), according to Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan, which holds a 35.1% stake in the facility.

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

Nghi Son oil refinery beats maintenance schedule

Nghi Son oil refinery beats maintenance schedule

Maintenance work at the Nghi Son oil refinery in Thanh Hoa province, central Vietnam was completed Wednesday, seven days ahead of the 55-day schedule.

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

Vietnam allows 5 provinces to plan PPP airport investments

Vietnam allows 5 provinces to plan PPP airport investments

The Ministry of Transport has given five provinces the go ahead to draft plans for investing in airports under the public-private partnership (PPP) format.

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

Thailand’s Gulf Energy eyes renewable energy investments in central Vietnam

Thailand’s Gulf Energy eyes renewable energy investments in central Vietnam

Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited plans to implement projects in renewable energy, liquefied gas and infrastructure in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

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

Taiwan firm HuaLi builds $42 mln factory in central Vietnam

Taiwan firm HuaLi builds $42 mln factory in central Vietnam

Taiwan’s HuaLi Group kicked off the construction of a $42 million footwear factory in Thanh Hoa province on Monday.

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

TH Group plans four hi-tech agri projects in central Vietnam

TH Group plans four hi-tech agri projects in central Vietnam

TH Group JSC, a leading Vietnamese dairy firm, has received approval to invest VND2,253 billion ($94.6 million) in four projects in Thanh Hoa province’s Thuong Xuan district.

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

Vietnam firm Depak quadruples packaging factory investment

Vietnam firm Depak quadruples packaging factory investment

Depak Company Limited, based in the central province of Thanh Hoa, has received approval to increase its investment in a packaging factory from VND85 billion ($3.59 million) to VND394.2 billion ($14.74 million).

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

Japan’s Jera strives to fire up Nghi Son LNG power plant by 2030

Japan’s Jera strives to fire up Nghi Son LNG power plant by 2030

Japanese energy company Jera and its Vietnamese partner plan to put the Nghi Son LNG-fired power plant into operation in the fourth quarter of 2030.

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

Two former Thanh Hoa province Party chiefs disciplined

Two former Thanh Hoa province Party chiefs disciplined

The Central Inspection Committee on Thursday proposed the Politburo and the Party Central Committtee's Secretariat to discipline two former Party chiefs of Thanh Hoa province, Mai Van Ninh and Trinh Van Chien, and many other former officials.

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

Japan’s Sumitomo to build $400 mln industrial park in Thanh Hoa province

Japan’s Sumitomo to build $400 mln industrial park in Thanh Hoa province

Sumitomo Corporation, a Japanese multi-sector business, plans to invest $400 million in developing a 650-hectare industrial park in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Industrial real estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Thai firm WHA plans $150 mln industrial park in central Vietnam 

Thai firm WHA plans $150 mln industrial park in central Vietnam 

WHA Industrial Development, a leading industrial realty developer in Thailand, plans to build a 499-hectare industrial park in Vietnam’s central province of Thanh Hoa with an investment of $150 million.

Industrial real estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Aeon to build $190 mln mall in central Vietnam

Aeon to build $190 mln mall in central Vietnam

The construction of a $190-million Aeon Mall in central Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province is set to begin in September and complete in one year.

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

Vietnam opens two new sections of North-South Expressway

Vietnam opens two new sections of North-South Expressway

Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport opened two new expressways on Saturday, raising the total length in use on the North-South Expressway network to 280 kilometers out of the planned 654 km.

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

Major steel producer VAS exports first batch to US

Major steel producer VAS exports first batch to US

VAS Group, one of the biggest steel producers in Vietnam, has exported its first batch to Houston, the U.S. from Nghi Son International Port in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

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

Expansion of gas & LNG complex in Nghi Son economic zone begins

Expansion of gas & LNG complex in Nghi Son economic zone begins

Anh Phat Investment Construction-Trading JSC kicked off the VND3.94 trillion ($168 million) expansion of its gas & LNG complex in the central province of Thanh Hoa on Sunday.

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

Thanh Hoa province okays $231 mln steel mill

Thanh Hoa province okays $231 mln steel mill

Thanh Hoa province in central Vietnam has given in-principle approval for a 51-hectare steel mill with investment of VND5.5 trillion ($231 million) in the Nghi Son Economic Zone.

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

$57 mln road to link national highway to Nghi Son economic zone

$57 mln road to link national highway to Nghi Son economic zone

The central province of Thanh Hoa planned to build a 13-kilometer road to link National Highway 1A with the Nghi Son Economic Zone in a move to attract more investors.

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

$2.8 bln thermal power plant set for National Day inauguration

$2.8 bln thermal power plant set for National Day inauguration

Work on the foreign-invested Nghi Son 2 thermal power plant in Thanh Hoa province has been completed.

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

Long-delayed central Vietnam container port requested to meet investment protocols

Long-delayed central Vietnam container port requested to meet investment protocols

Thanh Hoa authorities have extended the time line to fullfil investment procedures for the long-delayed Long Son container port project in the central province's Nghi Son Economic Zone until early 2023.

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