Rooftop solar panel installation

Earlier on February 12, the World Bank released a new report recommending Viet Nam adopt two new deployment schemes for projects: competitive bidding for solar parks and substation-based bidding as they will help to address curtailment – or underuse of solar generation capacity – as well as improve risk allocation between public and private investors. … [Read more...] about MoIT to give fixed prices for more solar power projects

Võ Văn Hoan (front row, right), vice chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, and Konaka Tetsuo, chief representative of JICA’s Việt Nam office, sign an agreement for a non-refundable grant to upgrade the city’s sewerage system. Photo courtesy of JICA … [Read more...] about Japan provides HCM City non-refundable grant of $16.8m to upgrade sewer system

The French artists took part in five different kinds of events including exhibitions, installation art, street acts, music and drama.  French installation artist Denis Tricot had his piece on display in Dien Tho Palace, around Tinh Tam lake and the tomb of King Tu Duc.  Les Traine-Savetes music programme brought a new face to this year’s festival with outdoor performances.  Meanwhile, Japanese dancers in colourful clothes, performed delightful traditional dances from the Okinawa region that portrayed paradise and praying for the good of humankind.  Mime artist Iimuro Naoki also amused the audience with his hilarious and alluring act, the most notable of which was “Escape”, where he acted out a meaningful story about life. … [Read more...] about Japanese & French acts light up Hue Festival

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Telecommunications firms are turning towards developing their own digital content, the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA) under the Ministry of Information and Communications has said. Mobile service revenue is mainly based on traditional telecommunication services, with revenue from voice calls and SMS messages accounting for 76.6 percent.  With tightened management over pre-activated SIM cards, the number of mobile phone subscriptions was 125.8 million last year, a year-on-year decrease of 3.5 percent. However, the number of broadband subscribers has increased significantly, with mobile broadband (3G, 4G) having 61.3 million subscriptions, accounting for 48.7 percent of the total number of mobile subscriptions. The total market share of the three largest enterprises, Vinaphone, MobiFone, and Viettel, accounted for more than 96.2 percent last year, said VNTA. Commenting on the telecommunications market, Huynh Quang Liem, deputy general director of … [Read more...] about Telecoms firms turn to digital content

Opening finance, telecom markets under EVFTA has opportunities, risks With the newEU-Vietnam FTA (EVFTA), the insurance sector is expected to continue to see strong growth, while the telecom sector will be more difficult to join. … [Read more...] about VN telecoms firms turn to digital content