Vietnam sees birth of large construction group

A large construction group was inaugurated and started operation in the country on March 25 under the Prime Minister’s Decision dated January 12.
A large construction group was inaugurated and started operation in the countryon March 25 under the Prime Minister’s Decision dated January 12.

TheVietnam Construction Group, with controlling shares belonging to the state,includes leading domestic construction firms namely the Song Da Corporation, theLilama Corporation, the Infrastructure Development and Construction Corporationand the Song Hong Construction JSC.

The group, which is tasked withtaking over hydro-electric power, irrigation, transport, industrial,manufacturing and engineering projects has a statutory capital of about 60trillion VND and a manpower of 81,000 engineers and workers.

The group’smembers are famous for large constructions in the country, including the HoaBinh Hydro-electric Power Plant, the Tri An Hydro-electric Power Plant, the BimSon Cement Mill and the Dung Quat Oil Refinery.

Lai Van Que is chairmanof the group’s management board while Duong Khanh Toan is taking on the post ofgeneral director./.

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