Ho Chi Minh City will deploy 169 electric buses on nine routes from March 1, the Public Transport Management Centre under the municipal Department of Construction announced on February 27.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki co-chaired the 4th High-Level Meeting of the Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) Initiative between Vietnam and Japan and the 2nd High-Level Meeting of the Project Acceleration Platform (PAP) in Hanoi on November 17.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on October 30 morning (local time) witnessed the exchange of several cooperation agreements between ministries, agencies, localities, and leading corporations at the Vietnam–UK High-Level Economic Conference.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long on October 30 held a working session with the Minister for Industry at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), within the framework of Party General Secretary To Lam’s official visit to the UK.

VOV.VN - The Hai Phong People’s Committee, in cooperation with Vingroup, on September 26 broke ground on the Tan Trao Industrial Park (IP) infrastructure project and the Hai Phong LNG fired power plant, with a total investment exceeding VND182 trillion.

The Politburo has issued Resolution 70-NQ/TW, setting a long-term strategy for national energy security until 2030 with a vision to 2045. The landmark policy positions renewable and clean energy at the forefront, paves the way for a competitive electricity market, and aims to draw investment from all social sources.

Vietnam is witnessing a steady rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) from Europe, with increasing businesses viewing the country as a strategic destination, particularly in clean energy, high technology, semiconductors, and infrastructure.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Business Association in Belgium (VBAB) is actively rolling out a series of targeted initiatives to boost economic ties between Vietnam and the European Union (EU), with a particular focus on Belgium, a country known for its strengths in seaport infrastructure, clean energy, and logistics.

The Vietnamese Government has reduced the preferential import tariff on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from 5% to 2% under Decree No. 73/2025/ND-CP, issued on March 31. The move marks a key step in accelerating the country’s shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy.

A biomass power plant using rice husk and woodchips as fuel was inaugurated on April 25 in Thuan An ward, Long My township, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.