A seminar on strengthening Viet Nam – Republic of Korea (RoK) economic cooperation in the new context was held in Seoul on May 12, bringing together policymakers, technology businesses and corporations from both countries to discuss new opportunities for strategic collaboration.

The Ministry of Finance in coordination with the Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) under the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) organised a conference entitled “Clean Energy Development Strategy and Investment Framework for Provincial Industrial Parks” in Bac Ninh Province on January 14.

The Ministry of Finance, in coordination with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), organised a workshop on strategies for clean energy development and investment frameworks for provincial-level industrial zones in Dong Nai Province on December 26.

President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil on November 20 met with Czech and Vietnamese enterprises in Ha Noi as part of his official visit to Viet Nam.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on clean energy cooperation with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and another MoU on product safety with the UK Department for Business and Trade.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other ASEAN leaders and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at the ASEAN–New Zealand Commemorative Summit on October 28, marking the 50th anniversary of their partnership.

The Soc Son Waste-to-Energy Plant — the largest in Viet Nam and the second biggest in the world — was officially inaugurated in Trung Gia commune, Ha Noi, on October 13.

Efforts to pursue a green transition in the European Union (EU) have marked a historic milestone as, for the first time, solar power became the largest source of electricity supply. With the climate crisis growing ever more severe, green energy has served a dual role: safeguarding energy security and curbing global temperature rise.