VOV.VN - Vietnam is faces growing non-traditional security challenges, including terrorism, cross-border drug and human trafficking, high-tech crime, and cybersecurity. The country is actively implementing preventive measures while strengthening international cooperation.

Developing nuclear energy will contribute to diversifying energy sources, strengthening energy security, and providing a stable electricity base for digital and green transition, heard a conference in Hanoi on April 18.

The Lao Government and Chitchareune Construction Co., Ltd. on February 13 signed an agreement to develop a 1,200 MW wind power plant in Nong district, Laos’ Savannakhet province which aims to supply electricity to Vietnam from late 2027.

Two Vietnamese professors who are working in the US have offered insights into the potential and challenges of nuclear power development in Vietnam, recommending an approach centred on small-scale nuclear reactors as drawn from international practices.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has set a target to achieve an energy savings of 8% to 10% of the total national energy consumption from 2019 to 2030, heard a workshop in Da Nang city on December 3.

Vietnam’s exports expanded about 13.8% year-on-year in the first half of this year, and imports rose 18.4%, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Planning and Finance Department said at a press conference in Hanoi on June 19.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highlighted the importance of rooftop solar power in ensuring energy security, saying mechanisms and policies are needed to encourage organisations and individuals to invest in solar power.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned relevant ministries and agencies to remove any existing obstacles as soon as possible, thus providing unwavering support for the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) to further develop and ensure national energy security.

VOV.VN - Policymakers and experts discussed solutions aimed at removing difficulties and generating development opportunities for the energy industry at a forum held in Hanoi on October 12 by the Voice of Vietnam electronic paper (VOV Online) and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN).

VOV.VN - Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP), the largest oil refinery in Vietnam, has resumed its normal operation on October 12 after undergoing its general maintenance for nearly two months.