Vietnam

Vietnam advances nuclear plant construction program

More committed to meeting growing energy needs with nuclear power.

UK firm plans 20 biomass plants in Vietnam

Plants will be will be fueled by rice husks.

Vietnam to build nuclear research center

Needed to prepare for reactor construction.

Vietnam to award nuclear plant contract to Japan

Will accelerate cooperation, a major step towards a contract.

Vietnam and Russia transforming natural gas into vehicle fuel

Joint venture will be established to oversee the project.

Vietnam considers refinery and petrochemical project

Complex could be built by Thailand’s PTT.

Vietnamese and Canadian partners to begin commercial oil production

Hai Su Trang offshore field has an oil flow of 15,000 barrels a day.

Petrovietnam to import Australian coal

Will import some three million metric tons of thermal coal annually.

Vietnamese nuclear plant workers to train in Russia

Some 2,000 Vietnamese will go to Russia beginning this year.

Eni to explore for shale oil in Vietnam

Signs JV agreement with state-owned PetroVietnam for exploration projects.

Indian president assures safety of nuclear power plants

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee tried to quell apprehensions rising on the safety of the nuclear power plants.

Hong Kong group's subsidiary to develop Chinese rooftop solar project

Beijing Jun Yang has agreed with the Xuchang government to develop solar power plants in Henan Province, China.

Vietnam to build second oil refinery

Foreign investors will own most of the US$9 billion refinery, however.

Vietnam gets French loan to upgrade for power grid

Vietnam will get a 75 million Euro credit from France to upgarde its power transmission network.