NAMI Solar, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Nami Energy company, and SK Ecoplant, a member of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, sealed a joint venture deal this week to pump $200 million into solar energy development in Vietnam. The money is earmarked for building a 250 megawatt-peak (MWp) rooftop solar power project in Vietnam.
Photo for illustration (Source: vietnamairlines.com)From February 8, the national flag carrier will operate one flight a week every Tuesday on the Hanoi-London route, using wide-body Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 aircraft, said the Vietnam News Agency. The UK is the 9th international market to which Vietnam Airlines has resumed its regular flights, following the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan (China) and Australia. Head of Vietnam Airlines’ branch in the UK Phan The Thang said after the Government gave the green light, the carrier has quickly launched regular flights to the UK and Europe to meet the demand of Vietnamese there to return home for family reunions on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. Flight VN18 from London to Hanoi, which transited through Paris with nearly 300 passengers aboard, is scheduled to landed at Noi Bai International Airport on January 26 morning. The flight is included in the airline’s plan to res