A wind power plant project in a mountainous district of Quang Tri Province. (Photo: SGGP) The above project is proposed by Xuan Cau Company, with a capacity of 1,000MW. The construction site is in the waters of Con Co Island and Gio Linh District in Quang Tri Province. According to the People's Committee of Quang Tri Province, the proposed construction site of this wind power plant project has good wind potential and does not affect national security. Besides the offshore wind power plant project on Con Co Island, at the end of July 2022, the People's Committee of Quang Tri Province also made a written proposal to add the Cam Lo Wind Power Plant project, with a capacity of 1,000MW built in Cam Thanh and Cam Nghia communes in Cam Lo District and Gio Linh Wind Power Plant, with a capacity of 500MW, in Linh Thuong, Gio Son, and Hai Thai communes in Gio Linh District to the National Power Development Planning VIII. Up to this point, Quang Tri Province has had 19 wind power … [Read more...] about Con Co offshore wind power project asks to be added to national power plan
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Int’l DJs to perform in Da Nang
A promotional poster for ' Da Nang Electronic Carnival - Take Me To The Sun '. (Photo courtesy of event organizers) Hanoi (VNA) - Four international DJs will perform at 'Da Nang Electronic Carnival - Take Me To The Sun' rave in the central city of Da Nang on August 13-14. The two-day outdoor event will feature many EDM genres spun by Dutch DJs - duo group Firebeatz, Dyro and LNY TNZ - and female Taiwanese DJ RayRay, according to vnexpress. Firebeatz is a duo consisting of Tim Benjamin Smulders and Jurre van Doeselaar who came 77th in DJ Mag’s 2016 Top 100 DJ ranking. Together, the pair has created some of the most iconic tracks of the decade, cementing their status in the world EDM arena. Some of their biggest hits have garnered millions of streams, including 'Helicopter', 'No Heroes' with DJ KSHMR, 'Till The Sun Comes Up' and 'Lift Me Up' with DJ Oliver Heldens. Throughout their music career, Firebeatz has also collaborated with many big-name EDM artists like … [Read more...] about Int’l DJs to perform in Da Nang
Heavy rain inundates HCMC, Dong Nai streets
Lasting for two hours, the rain came as people left office and students returned from school. In this photo, some students walk along running motorbikes on a flooded section of Do Xuan Hop Street in Thu Duc, HCMC. The engine of many motorbikes were shut down, forcing people to push them through water. A man walks his motorbike on Do Xuan Hop Street. Floodwater swirls at a manhole on Do Xuan Hop Street. Militiamen remove garbage from a manhole cover on Do Xuan Hop Street for the floodwater to drain. "For several years now, this area has suffered severe flooding every time it rains heavily. It's very dangerous when the floodwater covers the street, causing people to pump into potholes," said militiaman Thanh (R). A wooden stick with sharp nails found under the floodwater. A group of students stick to a building’s wall to save themselves from … [Read more...] about Heavy rain inundates HCMC, Dong Nai streets
Northern Vietnamese province axes delayed $125mn medical project
Authorities in the northern Vietnamese province of Vinh Phuc have decided to cancel a medical project with an investment of US$125 million in Tam Dao District over its little-to-no progress after nearly ten years. The provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment has ordered a recall of a 20-hectare land plot in Hop Chau Town, Tam Dao that was originally zoned for building the project. The provincial People’s Committee granted the investment certificate to Health Care Services Investment Co. Ltd. for developing the structure, which is designed to include a general hospital, a complex for convalescence, health services, and leisure activities, as well as a nursing school, on December 31, 2010. The investor began construction in September 2013. However, the project now remains grassland. The inspection results issued by the provincial inspectors on April 15 showed that Health Care Services Investment Co. Ltd. failed to carry out the project as per the schedule … [Read more...] about Northern Vietnamese province axes delayed $125mn medical project
Pop music and ‘Grease’ star Olivia Newton-John dead at age 73
Singer Olivia Newton-John, who soared to the top of the world's pop music charts in the 1970s and 1980s with such tunes as "I Honestly Love You" and "Physical" and starred in the hit movie musical "Grease," died on Monday at age 73 at her home in Southern California. The death of the British-born, Australian-raised performer was announced on her Instagram account, saying she "passed away peacefully" at her ranch home "surrounded by family and friends." Newton-John, a four-time Grammy winner, had disclosed in 2017 that a recurrence of breast cancer had metastasized and spread to her lower back, forcing her to cancel performances. Twenty-five years earlier Newton-John had undergone a partial mastectomy, leading her to become an advocate for breast cancer research and other health issues and to establish a cancer treatment-research facility in Australia. The entertainer began performing as a child and became a global superstar after moving to the United States. She was blond, … [Read more...] about Pop music and ‘Grease’ star Olivia Newton-John dead at age 73