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Day: April 12, 2024

No feed-in-tariffs for rooftop solar projects in Vietnam?

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

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HCMC-based real estate tycoon sentenced to death on fraud charges

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

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Vietnam News Roundup: April 5 to April 11

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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