Antwerp Port, one of Europe’s largest, has launched its first electric tugboat, Volta 1, manufactured in Vietnam, showcasing the country’s green shipbuilding capabilities.

The central city of Da Nang and Japan’s Sakai city have agreed to boost cooperation in building a carbon-neutral model, investment, trade, tourism and launching a direct air route for future development.

A workshop was held in Tokyo on November 18 to introduce to Japanese businesses investment trends in Vietnam and its pioneering industrial parks with carbon neutral initiatives.

VOV.VN - At the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Leaders Meeting held in Indonesia, four entities including BRG Group (Vietnam), Sumitomo Corporation (Japan), North Hanoi Smart City Development Investment Joint Stock Company (NHSC), and Thang Long Industrial Park (TLIP) handed over a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on decarbonization through energy management between North Hanoi Smart City (NHSC) and Thang Long Industrial Park (TLIP), aiming to make North Hanoi Smart City the first carbon-neutral urban area in Vietnam and the world.

VOV.VN - In a letter to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook praised Vietnam as a strategic partner in Apple’s global production supply chain, considering this a great opportunity for cooperation with the Vietnamese Government in the future.

VOV.VN - A number of leading economic corporations from the United States, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Taiwan (China) introduced their cutting-edge technologies in the energy industry at the Vietnam International Innovation Expo 2023 which was recently held in Hanoi, highlighting their keen interest in the local energy transition process.

VOV.VN - Vietnam highly appreciates the role the International Trade Centre (ITC) plays in supporting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in digital and green transformation as well as in accessing foreign markets and promoting trade.

The EU's ban on deforestation-linked imports are causing concern among Vietnamese producers as the requirements to trace commodities back to their origin can push up costs and entail finding alternative suppliers.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have become each other’s leading partners after 30 years of the establishment of their diplomatic ties, said Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the UN, World Trade Organization and other international organizations in Geneva, attended the Building Bridges Week 2022 in Switzerland from Oct. 3-6 to mobilize finance for nature conservation and climate goals.