Green, clean development and semiconductor chip production are among the sectors in Vietnam that foreign investors are interested in, according to VinaCapital CEO and Founding Partner Don Lam.
A specific regulatory framework for renewable energy development is needed to encourage private capital flows into this sector in Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, a forum heard in HCM City on September 20.
Ho Chi Minh City is playing a key role in strengthening the relationship between Vietnam and Indonesia, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Ngoc Hai said during a celebration of Indonesia's 79th National Day in the southern hub on September 19.
Vietnam can learn a lot from Singapore and other countries to build a smart government and smart cities so as to pave the way for rapid progress in the future, according to Associate Prof., Dr. Vu Minh Khuong at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy under the National University of Singapore.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on July 29 urged Chinese tyre maker Sailun Group to strengthen connection with and support Vietnamese enterprises to join its value chain and supply chain to promote sustainable development in Vietnam.
Businesses need more support from the State to overcome obstacles in terms of capital, personnel, science and technology in order to promote green, sustainable production, insiders have said.
Renewable energy is seen as a sustainable choice for the Mekong Delta region to respond to environmental challenges, given that the country’s rice and fisheries granary has lost up to 300 million USD to prolonged drought and extreme salt intrusion.
Vietnam possesses abundant sunlight, wind, and seawater – the three primary ingredients of the green hydrogen production, which positions the country to become a green development hub of Asia, an insider has assessed.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai received representatives from international organisations and investors on January 24 within the framework of the investment conference for HCM City’s green growth jointly held by the committee and the World Bank (WB).
Ho Chi Minh City always rolls out red carpet for enterprises from the Netherlands to land investment in its hi-tech park in semi-conductor production, and the areas with high-technology content and high added value, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Bui Xuan Cuong has said.
Vietnam is soon to introduce a new set of national criteria aimed specifically at speeding the development of green industries in line with international standards, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
Green development, energy transition, and emissions reduction are inevitable and irreversible trends that Vietnam cannot stand aside, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on July 14.
Investment in sectors related to green growth has been on the rise, but it is necessary to devise practical incentives to help businesses effectively adopt green production and business practices, an official has said.
Sharing natural similarities, the two countries have beefed up their sustainable development partnership in sustainable agriculture, water management, and climate change adaptation, said Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Kees van Baar.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans, and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28, affirming the importance Vietnam attaches to green development and the realisation of international commitments on forest, seas, oceans, and climate change fight.
Ho Chi Minh City is committed to creating favourable conditions for Danish firms to make long-term investments and run businesses in green economic development, stated Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan while hosting Crown Prince of Denmark Frederik Andre Henrik Christian on November 3.
Ho Chi Minh City and the Austrian state of Styria have significant room to expand their cooperation in areas such as renewable energy development, green transport, and digital transformation, stated Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee.
A consortium of Vinaconex and the Republic of Korea’s Kyeryong has just won a bidding package worth over 1 trillion VND (over 42.4 million USD) to build infrastructure for a clean industrial park in the northern province of Hung Yen.
The Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee started construction work on an industrial factory complex worth over 2.7 trillion VND (115 million USD) in total in Quang Yen town on September 1 and also granted investment registration certificates to two projects in the complex.
