Southeast Asian

Siam Cement to invest in $4.5 bln Vietnam petchem complex

Siam Cement Pcl, Thailand's top industrial conglomerate, said on Thursday the Siam group has signed a deal with partners under which it will take a 46 percent stake in a US$4.5 billion petrochemical complex in Vietnam

A likely end for Vietnamese table tennis’ Olympics dream

With two of its players defeated at the Southeast Asian qualification tournament in Thailand, the dream of a journey to the 2012 London Olympics for the Vietnamese table tennis team has come to an end

Quoc steps down from national team

Vietnam will take part at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championship in Thailand without key member Doan Kien Quoc, who has decided to make way for younger talent

Hue University hosts int’l climate change vulnerability training-workshop

Hue University has organized and is hosting the “Vulnerability Workshop and Training in Cost-Benefit Analysis” on 7-11 January. The training-workshop is conducted as part of the three-country research “Building Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Southeast Asia” funded by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

Philippine stock exchange extends trading hours

Daily trading hours at the Philippine Stock Exchange will be extended for the second time in three months from Monday as the bourse prepares for a planned link-up with other Southeast Asian markets later this year

Ha Thanh named athlete of the year

After a successful 2011, gymnast Phan Thi Ha Thanh has been voted athlete of the year.

SEA youth ship participants visit Tuoi Tre

On Monday, a group of 30 members from the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program 2011 paid a visit to Ho Chi Minh City-based Tuoi Tre (Youth) Newspaper

Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program anchors

329 members aboard the ship arrived at Saigon Port today for cultural exchange and friendship promotion with local youths

Southeast Asian Youth Ship set to arrive on Sunday

The 38th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) will sail into town on Sunday morning to start a four-day HCMC visit as part of the Fuji Maru cruise.

Southeast Asian growth to slow through 2016: OECD

Growth in Southeast Asia's six major economies is expected to slow through 2016, the OECD said Tuesday, urging them to find new growth drivers as the key US and European export markets a stuck in crisis.

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Major equipment agreement for thermoelectricity plant signed

HN -- An agreement for that design and offer of apparatus and technological services for that Thai Binh 2 Thermoelectricity Plant Project was signed in Ha Noi yesterday.Anything, more vital than US$826 million, was signed between your PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC) and also the Sojitz-Daelim companies (SDC).Speaking in the signing ceremony, general director from the PVC Vu Duc Thuan stated anything incorporated equipment supply along with a detailed design for that turbine and

New plant makes energy converters

HCM CITY — A electronic energy ripper tools factory that includes alternative energy design features was inaugurated within the southern province of Binh Duong yesterday.Situated within the province's My Phuoc Industrial Park No 3, the 11,600 sq.m factory has manufacturing, putting together, engineering and testing facilities in addition to administrative offices from the XP Energy Viet Nam Co Ltd.It had been shipped on the turnkey basis by Singapore-based Boustead Projects Pte Ltd, a wholly possessed