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A solar power project invested by Nami Solar in Bau Bang Industrial Park, Binh Duong The two partners entered a joint development agreement in December, forming a venture producing 250MWp of rooftop solar installations, with a total investment of around $200 million over the next few years. The partnership will serve as a platform to further support SK ecoplant's aspirations of becoming a major global investor in renewable energy. The joint venture will help Nami Solar move one major step closer to its vision of becoming a leading distributed solar company in Vietnam. The Vietnamese and South Korean governments have placed climate change action plans and green growth high on their respective agendas. In October, South Korea committed to slashing its emissions to 40 per cent of their 2018 level by 2030. Vietnam has reiterated its commitment to reach net zero by 2050. In July, SK Group revealed its net zero roadmap, aiming to reduce its carbon emissions by half within a … [Read more...] about SK ecoplant and Nami Solar launch joint venture to invest in Vietnam’s distributed solar sector

Electricity market revamp on cards The Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) is finalising its report to the prime minister about planned direct power purchase agreements (DPPA) – a mechanism to allow renewable energy producers to sell electricity directly to end-users, as Nguyen Anh Tuan, director of the authority said on January 18. The DPPA mechanism, if implemented, will be the first step in the development of the electricity retail market, allowing renewable energy generators with a capacity greater than 30MW to sell to customers for industrial production purposes. Parties can negotiate and agree on purchase and sale prices through long-term contracts if the scale of their deal is not exceeding 1,000MW. Since 2012, the electricity market has contributed to increasing transparency in mobilising power plants, creating a competitive environment, enhancing the initiative of market participants, and gradually abolishing the monopoly in the industry. The success … [Read more...] about Electricity market revamp on cards

Tran Quoc Pagoda. Source: dothi Visiting a pagoda and worship in pagoda were never before of my interest, confided Tran Lan Anh, an employee of a privately-run company in Hanoi. It has changed. “I got accustomed to worshipping at pagodas with my mother in law,” the 35-year-old Hanoian said, elaborating that she now visits the Tran Quoc pagoda, perhaps the most ancient pagoda in Vietnam, on every first and fifteenth day of the lunar months. “Now, when an occasion comes around, I bring flowers, fruits and joss sticks for the Buddha to pray for peace and happiness for my family,” she said. Unlike Anh, many Vietnamese people do not visit pagodas on a regular basis but still take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma and in the Sangha. For them, and Buddhist followers alike, burning incense dedicated to the Buddha and praying for peace are common practices. Only when visiting a pagoda, can one feel peace and tranquility, free from the hustle and bustle of everyday … [Read more...] about Buddhism in Vietnamese people’s spiritual lives

The ambassador emphasized that based on the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Venezuela, as well as the content of collaboration implemented, the two sides will promote cooperation with authorities of Guarico state in various fields, particularly exchange and set up a twin sister city relationship between Guárico and a locality in Vietnam with similar climate and soil conditions to the state. Dayana Encinozo, chairwoman of Legislative Council of Guarica, and heads of Education, Production and Trade departments have highly appreciated the cooperation project on developing Vietnam's rice production in the 2015-2019 period in the Guarico state. They also affirmed the close development of the friendly cooperation between Venezuela and Vietnam in many fields and expressed their wish to continue promoting cooperation in specific fields such as education, agriculture, and people-to-people exchange with Vietnam. At the meeting with the President of Romulo Gallegos National … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Venezuela localities seek to bolster cooperation

During the talks, Dung, Campbell and Kritenbrink expressed their delight at the practical and effective development of the Vietnam-U.S. comprehensive partnership in all spheres, thereby bringing benefits to people of both nations and contributing to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the Indo-Pacific region and the world as well. Dung proposed that in order to further deepen the bilateral ties, the two sides should increase meetings and dialogues, especially at the high level, while promoting economic, trade and investment cooperation within the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Dung highly valued the U.S.’s commitments to continue increasing the budget for overcoming war consequences in Vietnam, to establish the Southeast Asian office of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Hanoi and U.S.-funded projects in Vietnam, including the Fulbright University Vietnam. Vietnam hoped that the U.S. will continue supporting … [Read more...] about Vietnam, U.S. should increase meetings, dialogues at high level: Deputy FM

PANO – The atmosphere in Studio S9 of Vietnam Television, where the TV programme “Truong Sa (Spratlys) Spring 2013” broadcast live took place, was so warm despite the cold of Hanoi’s winter. In the center of the Capital City, audiences could feel spring’s atmosphere in Truong Sa via dances, songs and direct exchanges with troops and people living in Truong Sa, the Fatherland’s farthest place. The programme “Truong Sa Spring 2013” was held on the evening of January 5 th by the Communist Party Electronic Newspaper, Vietnam Television Magazine and Press Department under the instruction of the Central Commission of Information and Education, Ministry of Information and Communication and Vietnam Television. The programme aimed to honour the soldiers, who protect national sovereignty over the Fatherland’s seas and islands day and night on remote islands or at high sea, as well as highlight close ties between people and military. Present at the programme were Member of … [Read more...] about “Truong Sa Spring 2013” brings love to Truong Sa

SmartPay has just supported around $8.7 million for Vietnamese small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), while other e-wallets focused on incentives to end-users. Why did SmartPay favour this group of customers? Marek Forysiak, chairman of SmartPay Since its establishment, SmartPay has chosen a different mission and direction to accompany the prosperous development of millions of Vietnamese small businesses. Until now, SmartPay is still the first and only payment platform to invest in and support retail merchants who are being neglected in the process of digitalisation. Retailers now account for nearly 30 per cent of SmartPay’s frequent customer base – that is nearly 600,000 retailers of around two million users – more than other e-wallets. Offering interest-free credit lines through an e-wallet platform is also associated with SmartPay’s distinct competitive advantage in the vibrant digital payment market. During the process, SmartPay continuously surveys and … [Read more...] about Creating distinct and vibrant digital payment alternatives

For the first time Vietnamese doctors at Cho Ray hospital in HCM City have successfully conducted a renal transplant with a kidney taken from a relative who has a different blood group. The male patient, Vi Van B, 54, suffered from end-stage kidney failure. All treatment efforts were unsuccessful, and the patient had to undergo hemodialysis. His wife, Tran Thi H., 51, decided to donate one of her kidneys. The problem is that the couple have different blood groups. Such a transplant was yet to be performed in Vietnam. Cho Ray Hospital was carrying out a national-level scientific research project on incompatible kidney transplantation, and the patient was luckily selected for the surgery. The patient underwent a renal transplant on December 29, 2021, and two days after the surgery, the kidney function returned to normal, doctors said on January 21. During their follow-up examination on January 21, the couple have recovered well. The husband, after the kidney transplant, … [Read more...] about Vietnam first conducts kidney transplant across blood groups

Vaccines donated by the UK and European countries via COVAX arrived in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of UNICEF HÀ NỘI — At the turn of the year 2021/2022, Việt Nam received 6.2 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses from the UK and European partners via the COVAX Facility. They include 99,450 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine donated by Luxembourg, 159,120 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine donated by Portugal and 2,012,960 doses of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the UK, and 4,000,230 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine donated by Germany. The British Ambassador to Việt Nam Gareth Ward said: “Vaccines are the best way to protect people and prevent the proliferation of new variants. This donation is part of the UK’s support to Việt Nam’s roadmap of opening the economy by facilitating its vaccine boosting at a large scale. We are committed to accompanying Việt Nam to embrace a new chapter in 2022 when we all can live with COVID-19 with peace and … [Read more...] about Việt Nam received 6.2 million COVID vaccine doses from UK, European partners

A view of Hai Phong Port in northern Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Singapore (VNA) - The ASEAN+3 region will remain resilient in 2022 in face of new challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economy, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). In its quarterly update of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook released on January 25, AMRO maintains a positive outlook on ASEAN+3 economies (comprised of the 10 ASEAN countries plus China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan) for this year, with regional GDP growth of 4.9 percent, lower than the projection of 5 percent in the October update. Meanwhile, inflation will be kept relatively low at 2.9 percent for 2022. The thinktank pointed out that the emergence of the Omicron variant towards the end of 2021 brought new uncertainties and set back the progress of economic reopening. Nevertheless, high vaccination coverage has mitigated the risk of nationwide lockdowns, as experienced during the early days of the … [Read more...] about Thinktank maintains positive outlook on ASEAN+3 economies