Japan

JS Group to Build Window Sash Factory In Vietnam

February 17, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Japan’s JS Group will build a new factory to produce door and window frames in Vietnam to reduce risks like those faced by Thailand during last year’s historical floods (VOV, Feb 17). The new plant is expected to be in the southern province of Dong Nai on an area of 55 hectares with a total investment of US$385 million. On completion in mid-2013, JS Vietnam will raise its design capacity to 30,000 tons per year, equivalent to 10 percent of the group’s total productivity.

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Fighters, Radar, Marine Patrols Top Asia’s Military Wish List

Feb 17, 2012 (Reuters) — Singapore hosted military brass from across Asia this week at the region’s biggest arms and aerospace bazaar, almost 70 years to the day since it fell to Japanese forces sweeping across Southeast Asia during World War Two.

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Vinacomin Likely to Sell Alumina to Chinese, Japanese Firms

Feb 17, 2012 (Vietnamica) — Vietnam’s Coal and Minerals Corp (Vinacomin) – the Vietnamese state-owned conglomerate in charge of managing a large array of national natural resources on behalf of the government of Vietnam – said it would likely sell alumina from the Tan Rai Bauxite Project to Chinese Chalco and Japanese Marubeni.

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$1.7 Bln More to Build Electricity Transmission Lines in Vietnam

Feb 16, 2012 (Vietnamica) — On Feb 10, State Bank of Vietnam and Asian Development Bank – a regional multi-donor funded lender – signed a credit agreement, following which Vietnam would receive $1,121 million loans for expanding the national grid.

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Vietnam Forecasts 25-28% Growth for Plastics Exports

February 14, 2012 (Vietnamica) — The Vietnam Plastics Association has announced that the nation’s 2012 plastics exports are expected to grow 25 percent to 28 percent from last year, reaching an export revenue of US$1.7 billion (Plastics News, Feb. 13).

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SE Group, Quang Ninh Discuss Infrastructure Project

February 13, 2012 (Vietnamica) – Japanese SE Group, in a recent meeting with Quang Ninh People Committee, has expressed their interest in an infrastructure project of building a road that connects Ha Long city and Hanoi-Haiphong Highway (Dau Tu, Feb 13). Total investment of the project is about US$476 million, or VND10,000 billion.

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