Ho Chi Minh City is ramping up efforts to make its public transport system greener, with a plan to convert 100% of its buses to electric or green energy by 2030. The initiative is part of a broader roadmap to curb emissions and promote sustainable urban transport.

Ho Chi Minh City is speeding up its shift to green public transportation, aiming to make buses run on electricity or other forms of green energy by 2030, said Ngo Hai Duong, head of Road Transport Management under the municipal Department of Construction.

Vietnam will continue to facilitate foreign investment and business activities, including those by US enterprises, in line with laws and the country’s evolving development needs, said Tran Luu Quang, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies.

A landmark US$6 billion investment agreement was signed in Ho Chi Minh City on May 19, uniting Vietnam’s KOGI Group, Japan’s Mazda Oil Corporation, and several Middle Eastern conglomerates in an effort to bolster green industrial production and energy infrastructure in southern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that China Huadian Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHEC) assist Vietnam in developing green energy to support economic development.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Australia Investment Cooperation Forum in Sydney brought together numerous businesses from both countries, opening opportunities for co-operation in technology, green energy, and sustainable infrastructure development.

VOV.VN - From April 24 to 26, the Vietnam Energy Association (VEA) and the China Electricity Council (CEC) will co-host the Vietnam – China – ASEAN Energy Expo 2025 (VCAE EXPO 2025) and the Vietnam – China – ASEAN International Energy Forum 2025 (VCAE IF 2025) at the Hanoi International Exhibition Center.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued a directive outlining the city’s roadmap for transitioning its public bus fleet to electric and green energy vehicles.

Ground-breaking ceremonies were held on March 30 for the Victory Giant Technology Vietnam factory and Green Precision Manufacturing Vietnam Co. Ltd project in VSIP Bac Ninh II, located in the northern province of Bac Ninh, with combined investment of over US$640 million.

The economic and investment relations between Vietnam and Indonesia have grown significantly in recent years, becoming one of the important pillars in the bilateral relationship between the two countries, according to Indonesian Deputy Minister of Investment Nurul Ichwan.