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Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang is set to build the first solar farm in the country that could connect to the national grid as early as the first quarter of 2018, project officials said. They said that the project is part of the city’s efforts to develop renewable energy and promote ‘green growth’ in the 2017-18 period. The farm will be built on 6.7ha of the closed Khanh Son Landfill in Lien Chieu district at a cost of 112 billion VND (nearly 5 million USD). It will have a capacity of 4.4MWp (megawatts photovoltaic), helping reduce nearly 5,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year. According to the Bach Khoa Solar Power Investment and Development JSC, the project owner, the solar farm will supply 7.7 million kWh (kilowatt per hour) per year to the city’s power grid. In April this year, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued a decision on pricing that aims to encourage the development of solar power projects. The Decision 11/2017/QD-TTg, which … [Read more...] about Da Nang to develop nation’s first solar farm

Several major cities have also deployed preventive measures against possible infection cases coming in from South Korea. Saigon's Tan Son Nhat International Airport has, for instance, already performed temperature checks on large numbers of South Korean arrivals. … [Read more...] about South Korean visitors expose holes in coronavirus response

HCM City (VNA) – Designing tours to safe places which have yet been hit by the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is among the choices most selected by travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta at this time. The epidemic, which hit 54 nations and territories as of 6:30am of February 28, has seriously affected the tourism sector in Vietnam in general and in the south in particular. Deputy Director of the Tourism Department of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa said that revenues of several big travel agents in the city in February decreased by 40-60 percent. The number of tourists going to the city by air in the month was down 28.3 percent compared to January and nearly 23 percent year-on-year. The number of tourists to other southern localities, including Can Tho city and Ben Tre province, also fell significantly. To make tourists feel secured, travel agents in the southern region have strictly complied with … [Read more...] about Southern travel agents improve products amid coronavirus outbreak

There will be development awards for outstanding new properties in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa, and Halong Bay, as well as Best Green Development, various design and some special awards for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and for Building Communities. … [Read more...] about 6th PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards kicks off

The working groups visited Quang Ninh, Lao Cai, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Khanh Hoa, Ho Chi Minh city, Can Tho city, and Kien Giang province.   Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said there is an urgent need to build a set of tourism criteria to ensure the safety of tourists from COVID-19. … [Read more...] about Vietnam builds tourist criteria to ensure safety for visitors