Malaysia's approach to climate change adaptation is set to be outlined in its National Adaptation Plan (MyNAP), which is expected to be finalised in 2026.

Vietnam wishes to further strengthen cooperation with Germany in vocational education and sending Vietnamese workers to the European country to work in the context of Germany's recent revision of its foreign worker reception policy, stated Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Le Tan Dung at a meeting with Country Director of Germany Development Agency (GIZ) in Vietnam Michaela Baur in Hanoi on September 17.

Five pilot projects on green technology for Vietnamese textile and garment exporters went on show at the ‘For a Sustainable Garment and Textile Industry in Vietnam’ show held in Hanoi on June 17.

Vietnam has made initial efforts to approach creative industries and services, particularly a policy framework related to creative economy development, according to a new report released by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

The annual Report on Digital Transformation 2023 was launched by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) at a press conference in Hanoi on April 9, providing enterprises with an insight into the twin green and digital transition trend in the world.

A business information portal at //business.gov.vn and the ASEAN Access portal at //aseanaccess.com were introduced with the aim of supporting enterprises in accessing market information at a workshop on the ASEAN market in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8.

The Vietnam Finance Forum 2023 themed “Financial Policies to Overcome Challenges towards Sustainable Development” was held in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh, on November 30.

A five-year Thai Rice Green Climate Fund (GCF) project is expected to benefit more than 250,000 smallholder farmers in Thailand and cut emissions in the local farming sector by 2.4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, according to Pavich Kasawong, deputy director-general of the Department of Climate Change and Environment.

The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has helped accelerate the recovery of Vietnam’s exports to the EU, especially in the first two years since it came into effect in 2020, yet the impact is somewhat less positive in the third year, according to a report released by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) on October 27.

A graduation ceremony for students of a German standard training programme on metal cutting (MC) was held by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the General Directorate of Vocational Training in the southern province of Dong Nai on August 30.

The building of a regulatory sandbox for circular economy development in Vietnam was discussed at a forum held on June 12 by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and the Programme for Sustainable Economic Development under the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ).

A workshop highlighting international experience in digital transformation and Industry 4.0 was held by the Agency of Enterprise Development (AED) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Hanoi on February 20.

The German-funded Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIC) project worth over 7 million EUR is underway in Mekong Delta localities.

A workshop to announce a research report on international experience in developing and implementing mechanism experiment in some fields and its applicability in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on October 28.

Around 10,000 households in the Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap and Bac Lieu and Can Tho city have received training on the adoption of sustainable rice-farming practices and rice quality improvement, as part of a project underway since 2018, heard a conference on September 21.

A working delegation of the Ministry of Finance led by Minister Ho Duc Phoc is paying a working visit to Germany from July 9-13, with the aim of exchanging experience in public finance management towards green growth, and boosting bilateral cooperation in finance.

The first phase of the Public Bike Sharing System – an innovative public bike-sharing scheme by the International Co-operation Agency of Germany (GIZ), tech firm Vietsoftpro and the Thua Thien-Hue People's Committee – has been launched in Hue city to develop a bicycle transportation plan for 2021-2026.

A recent study found that Vietnam has obtained many significant outcomes in developing a market-oriented economy over the past 35 years.

Vietnam's textile and garment industry is making efforts to realise its green production target and reduce emissions in a bid to help implement the Government’s commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050 at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

German development agency GIZ on February 26 hosted a virtual event called “Innovate for Impact” to attract new business ideas from German alumni who are interested in applying them in Vietnam.