Stricter control of vehicle emissions is seen as a key step in tackling urban air pollution in Vietnam, towards the Net Zero target by 2050.

VOV.VN - Hanoi has issued a plan to transition all taxis using fossil fuels to electric and green-energy vehicles, targeting 100% environmentally friendly taxis citywide by 2030.

VOV.VN - The 2026 Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA), held recently in Paris, France, formally approved the proposal to admit Vietnam as an associate country of the organisation.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho pledges to create the most favourable conditions for Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation to study and implement investment projects, particularly in industrial park infrastructure, green energy and smart urban development, city leaders said on January 27.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment hosted a forum on green energy and clean city development in Hanoi on November 7, gathering officials, scientists, businesses and international organisations to outline solutions for green energy adoption and sustainable urban planning.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Industrial and Energy Group (Petrovietnam) must embrace innovative thinking and make strategic breakthroughs in digital transformation, science and technology, and green energy to rise into the ranks of Southeast Asia’s top five enterprises, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

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.