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Day: April 12, 2024
No feed-in-tariffs for rooftop solar projects in Vietnam?
the-shiv April 12, 2024 8:51 am
Tuoi Tre is reporting that the latest report from the Ministry of Industry and Trade says that rooftop solar projects that feed excess power to the grid will not receive a feed in tariff. Zing News on the other hand, earlier this week, said that the MoIT was looking at
Netflix told to remove its video games from app stores in Vietnam
the-shiv April 12, 2024 8:43 am
Vietnam’s Ministry of Communication–the MIC–has told Netflix it will need to stop advertising its video games on its platform and will need to remove them from the Apple App store and Google Play store by April 15, according to a statement on its website. It is says that Netflix has
HCMC-based real estate tycoon sentenced to death on fraud charges
the-shiv April 12, 2024 8:34 am
Truong My Lan, the head of property developer Van Thinh Phat was sentenced to death this week convicted of a number of charges including embezzling US$12.5 billion. Local news coverage is more or less all the same. See: Vietnam property tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death in multi-billion dollar
Vietnam News Roundup: April 5 to April 11
Mark Barnes April 12, 2024 7:50 am
This week’s Vietnam news roundup covers the latest FTSE Russell HoSE review, credit growth developments, and import-export news. Aviation news Vietnam aviators to be short up to 26 jets over summer: CAAV The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam–the CAAV–is forecasting that Vietnamese airlines could be short up to 26 jets
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