---A 13-person delegation from Ministry 
                        of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Finance and four state-owned 
                        banks of Vietnam, arrived in Hangzhou on August 3, 2009 
                        and concluded a 9-day visit and exchange with considerate 
                        arrangements of HRC. On August 11, the delegation left 
                        Hangzhou with full success.
                        
                           Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) 
                        is the coordinator at national level for implementing 
                        ODA-financed projects relevant to rural electrification 
                        and renewable energy in Vietnam. To strengthen the capacity 
                        of all-level participators in the implementation of SHP 
                        projects, the Vietnamese delegation was organized by MoIT 
                        with a purpose to learn Chinese achievements and experience 
                        regarding SHP development.
                        
                           During their 9-day stay in Hangzhou, 
                        delegates discussed and exchanged extensively with professionals 
                        from HRC, Zhejiang Hydropower Development Management Center 
                        and Zhejiang Design Institute of Water Conservancy and 
                        Hydro-electric Power on the subjects such as, the SHP 
                        technical & economic appraisal, the safeguard frameworks 
                        (environment, resettlement) and monitoring, Chinese and 
                        international standards about SHP (current and trends), 
                        SHP equipments status (quality, price), brief to SHP development 
                        in China, SHP equipment in China, the government management 
                        regulations for SHP, etc. 
                        
                           A visit to Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Hydropower 
                        Equipment Co.,Ltd. was also arranged. (2009-08-14) 
                      
                      
                      