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vietnam Archive
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Wage strikes spread in South East Asia
Following the labor unrest in China which resulted in minimum wage raises in at least nine Chinese provinces and cities, similar worker dissatisfaction and dispute grow in many South East Asian countries. In Cambodia, factory workers are to stage a three-day strike this month to demand for a higher minimum wage. In a country with [...] -
Vietnam power shortages stoke calls to dissolve monopoly
The rolling blackouts in Vietnam this summer have fueled calls for major reform: to break up state energy company Electricity Vietnam (EVN). EVN is at the center of criticism for discouraging foreign investment in new power plants through its monopoly over power distribution and government-regulated low energy prices. Meanwhile, demand for electricity [...] -
Vietnam to spend $11b on islands
Vietnam will be spending US$8.5b to boost seafood, tourism, agro-forestry and other sectors in a string of islands along its coast. This includes the Spratlys, an island that is part of a sovereignty dispute between Vietnam and China. The 10-year plan will develop a string of islands stretching from Phu Quoc, near Cambodia in the south-west, [...] -
Vietnam: first nuclear power plants approved
Vitenam’s parliament has approved a plan to build the country’s first nuclear power stations. The decision has been keenly watched by many, including foreign partners who have shown interest in participating (Japan, China, France, Russia, and to a lesser extent the US and South Korea) and by critics, who argue that Vietnam lacks workers qualified to [...] -
Vietnam, China agree to further boost economic cooperation
Vietnam and China agreed in Hanoi on Friday to further strengthen the cooperation in the economic corridor involving China’s Yunnan province and four Vietnamese localities of Hanoi, Lao Cai, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh. The agreement was made in the minutes signed by the involved parties at the wrapping up of the fifth conference on Vietnam-China [...]
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