Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has commended Phongsupthavy Group as one of Laos’ leading investors supplying electricity to Viet Nam, noting its pledge to ramp up power exports and actively contribute to the implementation of energy cooperation agreements endorsed by senior leaders of the two Parties and States.

Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu visited the flood-hit province of Khanh Hoa on November 22 to inspect recovery efforts and offer encouragement to local residents.

Recent high temperatures coinciding with students’ summer break have increased power demand, causing many to worry about high electricity bills. In this context, authorities recommended that consumers use energy efficiently, change their power use habits and switch to devices with high energy efficiency.

The Vietnamese Trade Office in India, in collaboration with relevant partners, held an online seminar on June 17 to discuss potential cooperation between Viet Nam and India in the electricity and electronics sectors.

It will not be easy to keep inflation at 4.5% this year as targeted, economic expert Nguyen Bich Lam, former General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO), has said.