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The Van Phong 500kV transformer station under construction in Khanh Hoa province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said it will make adjustments to the power grid to ensure power supply for daily public energy use in the second quarter - the peak of the dry season, when power generation becomes a serious issue. Daily consumption in April was estimated at 779 million kWh while load power stood at about 42,124 MW, rising 5.3 percent year on year. Difficulties are likely to linger on this season in terms of coal supply for thermal power plants . The State-owned group said coal shortages were recorded in Q1, at 1.36 million tonnes lower than the contracted volume, forcing thermal power plants to cut turbines, reducing output by 1.365 billion kWh. Facing that reality, the firm worked with coal suppliers to find solutions and reported the problem to authorities. EVN flexed its fleet of hydropower plants so as to guarantee both power generation … [Read more...] about Vietnam Electricity gearing up to keep lights on for dry season

Participants at the event (Source: Vietnam Mission to ASEAN) Jakarta (VNA) - Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang , Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN , has co-chaired the 9th meeting of ASEAN-Korea Joint Cooperation Committee (AKJCC) with the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Ambassador to ASEAN Kwon Hee-seog. During the meeting on May 24, the two sides noted the progress made in the ASEAN-RoK cooperation over the past year, including following up on the outcomes of the 22nd ASEAN-RoK Summit in October 2021 and activities to implement various areas of cooperation under the ASEAN-RoK Plan of Action (2021-2025). Within the framework of the key cooperation mechanism - the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF), 20 projects are being implemented with a total investment of 56 million USD, focusing on five priority areas of education and training, the environment, economic recovery, culture and tourism, and health. In addition, there are nine projects waiting for approval, … [Read more...] about Vietnam co-chairs ASEAN-Korea Joint Cooperation Committee’s meeting

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Duong Anh Duc checks the poultry farming area of a household in Hoc Mon District. (Photo: SGGP) In Thoi Tam Thon Commune in Hoc Mon District, the delegation noted that many places with high risks of dengue fever had not been handled, and local people remained subjective and neglectful about the dengue fever epidemic. In Thoi Tam Thon Commune in Hoc Mon District, around the boarding houses in Group 125, Tam Dong 3 Hamlet, the delegation found many water containers containing wrigglers around residential areas. Noticeably, just over one month ago, there was a case of death due to dengue fever in this area. Tran Thi Nhung, a resident in Group 125, said that when she heard someone had died from dengue fever, her family members bought more mosquito sprays but still did not sleep under mosquito nets because they were not familiar with it. According to Vice Chairwoman of Hoc Mon District People's Committee Le Thuy My Chau, from … [Read more...] about Dengue fever prevention work: people remain subjective, neglectful

This year, Ha Giang Province will implement 11 industry promotion projects and two related tasks at a total cost of VND4.178 billion, including application of advanced machinery and equipment in tea processing, fine art and handicraft production, and garment and other consumer goods manufacture. Ha Giang Province’s industry promotion sector helps enterprises apply advanced machinery to tea production In 2021, with funding from the local industry promotion program, the Industry and Trade Promotion Center of Ha Giang Province helped the Tuan Bang trading and transport cooperative in the province’s Xin Man District procure three gas-based tea dryers, allowing the cooperative to dry 50 tonnes of green tea per year. The Coc Re trading and agro-forestry service cooperative in Xin Man District also received industry promotion funding as well as labeling and packaging design assistance for bee honey production. The support has helped the cooperative considerably improve its … [Read more...] about Ha Giang Province facilitates rural industrial production

The Viet Nam -Asia DX Summit 2022 opened in Ha Noi on Wednesday. — Photo vietnamplus.vn The Viet Nam-Asia Digital Transformation (DX) Summit 2022 opened in Ha Noi yesterday, where experts are examining ways to further utilise the advantages of digitalisation for the economy and society. The digital economy is making many important contributions to the global economy, said Nguyen Van Khoa, Viet Nam Software and IT Services Association (Vinasa) chairman. Facing the trend towards digitalisation, many countries have taken the opportunity to develop the digital economy and have issued their own development strategies, he added. The summit is organised by Vinasa under the direction and patronage of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Data from Google and Temasek shows that the Vietnamese internet economy achieved US$21 billion last year and contributed more than 5 per cent of the country's GDP. Studies show that the growth rate of the Vietnamese digital economy is … [Read more...] about Viet Nam-Asia DX Summit 2022 opens in Ha Noi