Vietnam has sufficient conditions to achieve the twin targets of curbing the COVID-19 pandemic and securing economic growth in 2021, according to Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Andrew Jeffries.
The Vietnamese Government has responded swiftly to the COVID-19 economic impacts, which was supported by strong fundamentals, thus ensuring the economy’s resilience, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Vietnam Andrew Jeffries.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has recently signed a facility agreement to provide up to US$25 million for an onshore wind power generation project with a total capacity of 144 MW in the central province of Quang Tri.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on May 27 signed a US$116-million green loan with local firms to build and operate three 48-megawatt (MW) wind farms, totaling 144 MW, in Quang Tri province.
Leading economic experts forecast an optimistic growth outlook for Vietnam in 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam’s mean annual temperature has increased by 0.5-0.7 degrees Celsius since 1960, with the rate of increase most rapid in the southern region and the Central Highlands, according to the Climate Risk Country Profile: Vietnam.
A project on integrating resilience to climate change with environmental protection in order to develop secondary green cities was launched at a workshop held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Hanoi on April 9.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has proposed to implement a smart and energy efficient city project (SEECP) with total investment of more than VND1.56 trillion (US$67.29 million) in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Ho Chi Minh City always regards the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as a major partner that plays an important role in the city’s development, a local official has said.
Vietnam has recorded significant achievements in managing national foreign debts over the past three decades, heard a workshop on the issue held in Hanoi on January 26.