Ho Chi Minh City commits to creating optimal conditions for foreign businesses, including those from Austria, to operate in the southern economic hub, the city's mayor has said.

The prospect of Vietnam-Norway trade relations was the theme of an online business conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries, the Vietnamese Embassy in Norway, and the Norwegian Trade Policy Department on November 25.

The increasing proportion of clean energy such as solar and wind power in recent years has helped Vietnam diversify energy sources and reduce its dependence on imported energy, thus enhancing its national energy security.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on APEC economies to strive to invest more in clean energy projects and develop new technologies in response to a variety of challenges posed by economic transitioning and climate change.

VOV.VN - Vietnam creates favourable conditions for foreign businesses to invest in clean and renewable energy and sustainable development moving into the post-COVID-19 period, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong told a conference in Ottawa on October 21.

Standard Chartered Vietnam and the British Chamber of Commerce (Britcham) in Vietnam have signed a cooperation agreement to promote sustainable development in Vietnam and apply environment, society and governance (ESG) criteria in businesses.

VOV.VN -National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on September 6 called on Austrian businesses to increase investment and trade cooperation with their Vietnamese counterparts to fully tap into the two sides’ potential and strength.

Vietnam is making rapid strides in shifting from fossil fuels to clean energy in the post-COVID-19 world, according to a recent article published by the website asiatimes.com.

BNN Bloomberg, Canada's business news network reporting on finance and markets, has recently published an article highlighting the extraordinary 100-fold increase in solar power that has taken place in Vietnam over the last two years.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) conglomerate the SK Group said on May 18 that it wishes to set up long-term cooperation with Vietnam, including the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, which has substantial potential in hydrogen development and high-tech production.