Vietnam’s 2024 economic growth target of 6.5% is challenging, with weak consumption demand and exchange rate risks, so signals a pressing need for hastening energy transition towards a green economy, a conference to launch the Vietnam Annual Economic Report 2024 heard.

VOV.VN - As many as 150 local and foreign firms are expected to participate in the Automation World Vietnam 2024 and the Electric Energy Show 2024 which will run from September 25 to September 27 in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Vietnam's target of achieving the climate neutrality by 2050 is not only technically feasible but also the most cost-effective scenario, according to a report developed by Vietnam’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam.

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.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh gave a reception in Hanoi on June 19 to visiting Director General of Russia's Rosatom State Atomiс Energy Corporation A.E.Likhachev, during which the former suggested Russia continue supporting Vietnam in training human resources in nuclear science.

VOV.VN - A delegation of northern Yen Bai province of Vietnam paid a working visit to Jeollanam-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) from June 14-16 to work out cooperation programmes between the two localities.

SK Ecoplant Co, an energy and environmental solutions provider from the Republic of Korea (RoK), said on June 11 that it has completed the installation of rooftop solar panels at Samil Vina plant in the southern province of Dong Nai.

As many as 64,758 enterprises entered the market in the first five months of this year, marking the highest number ever recorded, and a 4.5% increase from the same time last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Business Registration Management Agency.

Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, announced that it will operate on 100% renewable energy and only use recycled gold and silver at its new crafting facility in Vietnam's southern province of Binh Duong.

Renewable energy is seen as a sustainable choice for the Mekong Delta region to respond to environmental challenges, given that the country’s rice and fisheries granary has lost up to US$300 million to prolonged drought and extreme salt intrusion.