7 june news headlines 2018

Bangkok (VNA) – State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) expects to operate a 45-megawatt floating solar farm it claims to be the largest in the world this June. Egat signed a contract with B.Grimm Power Plc, which will serve as an engineering, procurement and construction firm to develop photovoltaic panels worth 842 million baht (28 million USD) on Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani, where an Egat hydropower plant is operating. The floating solar farm is designed to be a hybrid system, working in tandem with 36MW of hydropower generation to increase optimisation capacity. The facility, which generates power on a water surface of 72 hectares, was originally scheduled for operation in December last year, but the launch was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local media quoted Chatchai Mawong, Egat's director for hydro and renewable energy power plant development, as saying that construction is now 82 percent complete. Workers began installing the … [Read more...] about Thailand to put world’s largest floating solar farm into use this June

Accordingly, the growing area to be issued with a code must meet the many other requirements, such as identifying the planting area (often using GPS navigation system); applying good agricultural practices, with emphasis on keeping cultivation diary to trace product origin when inspecting by competent authority; regularly monitoring the harmful organism; practicing good field hygiene and farming practices; ensuring that there are no pesticide residues exceeding the permitted levels according to the regulations of the importing country. These both satisfy the requirements of importers and are of great value in enhancing the reputation of Vietnamese agricultural products in the international market. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 25

There was the odd touch of class, a burst of acceleration when you thought something special might be about to happen, and then…nothing. Like an amateur indie band building, building and building towards a climax in a song that is begging for a rip-roaring chorus, before meekly moving on to the next verse. … [Read more...] about The Local Game: Nguyễn Quang Hải, Việt Nam’s most overrated player?

However, the committee noted that the total nuclear disarmament remains a “farfetched vision” when the very countries in possession of nuclear weapons have not signed the treaty and many others are still researching, developing, producing, trading, or threatening to use nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam Peace Committee hails the entry into force of treaty banning nuclear weapons

Covering more than 106,000ha, the Nghi Son Economic Zone has attracted many domestic and foreign projects, including the Nghi Son Thermo-electricity Plant and the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical Complex, which was put into operation in December 2018 and had a total investment of more than 9.3 billion USD.  … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa: a promising investment destination