A laborer works inside a hydro power plant in Hoa Binh city outside Hanoi July 4, 2009. Vietnam's power demand will rise this year by 13 percent but capacity will expand more slowly, state-owned utility group Vietnam Electricity has forecast. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

A laborer works inside a hydro power plant in Hoa Binh city outside Hanoi July 4, 2009. Vietnam's power demand will rise this year by 13 percent but capacity will expand more slowly, state-owned utility group Vietnam Electricity has forecast.

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