Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has expressed hope to be eligible for supplying technology to Vietnam’s nuclear power plants.   

 VietNamNet Bridge - To improve the safety requirements, the time of construction of the first nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan province will be postponed for a few years, instead of 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung made a number of significant business trips abroad in 2013 during which he sent out remarkable, clear messages that sought stronger connections between Viet Nam and other nations and strengthened peace,

The Russian Ambassador to Vietnam confirms that nuclear energy is one of the important areas of cooperation with Vietnam, and Russia will transfer advanced technology for the nuclear power plant 1 in Ninh Thuan, which is about to be launched.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM has been selected as the technology provider for Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant. 

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VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam highly valued Russia's affirmation of its new foreign policy towards Viet Nam as a prioritised partner in the region, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the city of Sochi

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Deputy Minister of Finance has just signed a circular on disbursing capital for the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant, for the 2014 to 2021 period.  

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