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EVN Commences Electricity Transmission Line Project between Laos and Vietnam

EVN Commences Electricity Transmission Line Project between Laos and Vietnam

The state-owned company Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and Power Project Management Board 1 have started the construction of a 220 kV transmission line between Nam Mo (Laos) and ...
Vietnam Promotes Digital Transformation at the Provincial Level

Vietnam Promotes Digital Transformation at the Provincial Level

The northern province of Bac Giang aims to deploy a series of solutions to accelerate the implementation of digital transformation and develop the provincial digital economy. ...
South Korea’s KT Corporation and Vietnam’s National Cancer Center Collaborate on AI-based Medical Research

South Korea’s KT Corporation and Vietnam’s National Cancer Center Collaborate on AI-based Medical Research

KT Corporation, a South Korean telecommunications company, signed an MOU with Vietnam's National Cancer Center in December 2021 to promote early cancer diagnostic technology ...
IFC Supports Vietnam in Turning the Waste Issues into Energy Solutions

IFC Supports Vietnam in Turning the Waste Issues into Energy Solutions

In December 2021, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, signed an agreement with T&J Green Energy Company Limited to provide a ...
Yeo’s Invests USD 4.8 Million in High-Speed Combi Line to Boost Food and Beverage Production

Yeo’s Invests USD 4.8 Million in High-Speed Combi Line to Boost Food and Beverage Production

Yeo Hiap Seng (Yeo’s), Malaysia’s leading food and beverage firm, has announced its investment of MYR 20 million (USD 4.8 million) in a high-speed combi production and ...
Vietnam to Have the Largest Gene Decoding Center in Southeast Asia

Vietnam to Have the Largest Gene Decoding Center in Southeast Asia

In October 2021, Vietnam's National Innovation Center (NIC) signed an agreement with Genetica to build Southeast Asia's largest gene decoding center in Vietnam, which is ...
Vietnam to Have Nine New Railway Routes by 2030

Vietnam to Have Nine New Railway Routes by 2030

Vietnam's Ministry of Transport has announced that the country aims to construct nine new rail routes, consisting of 2,362 kilometers, by 2030, as a plan to upgrade the ...
Vietnam’s Software Industry Thrives Amidst the Covid Pandemic

Vietnam’s Software Industry Thrives Amidst the Covid Pandemic

Although the Covid-19 pandemic severely affected many companies, it has created new opportunities for several industries in Vietnam, including software. In the first ...
Vietnam Seeks Collaborations for Rainfall Collection and Purification Technology

Vietnam Seeks Collaborations for Rainfall Collection and Purification Technology

The Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) is looking for international collaboration opportunities in the field of rainfall ...
Vietnam’s Economy Predicted to Register Positive Growth

Vietnam’s Economy Predicted to Register Positive Growth

According to Vietnam Briefing, while Vietnam is still enduring the economic disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, it has enough pull factors to persuade investors to ...
Vietnam Expected to Ease Tariffs on US Pork

Vietnam Expected to Ease Tariffs on US Pork

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam is planning to reduce US pork tariffs in order to further alleviate trade tensions with the country's ...
US Supports Energy Storage Project in Vietnam

US Supports Energy Storage Project in Vietnam

A Vietnamese enterprise has been awarded USD 2.96 million by the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City for the implementation of an advanced energy storage pilot project ...

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