The Vietnam Green Building Week 2023, which highlights the construction industry’s green transition, will be held in various locations across the country, with its key activities scheduled for September 27-28 in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is keen to partner with the World Economic Forum (WEF) in order to leverage the outcomes of the HCM City Economic Forum 2023 (HEF 2023) for the greater development of the southern economic hub, as well as the country as a whole.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam - US Trade Forum has contributed to providing fresh impetus for businesses as they seek to enhance connectivity in industrial and energy fields whilst promoting trade exchanges and investment between the two countries in a balanced and sustainable manner, according to insiders.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to partner with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to strengthen Vietnam’s capacity for reducing carbon emissions.

VOV.VN - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and GreenYellow Smart Solutions Vietnam Co., Ltd. (Green Yellow), have signed a loan agreement of up to US$13.8 million for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) solar systems in a bid to help increase the supply of clean and affordable energy for commercial and industrial consumers based in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the United States have agreed to lift their relations to comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Hanoi on September 9, expressing Vietnam’s wish to cooperate with the US in climate change response in a way that suits the Southeast Asian country’s socio-economic conditions.

VOV.VN - The Sept. 10-11 State visit to Vietnam by US President Joe Biden is expected to open up numerous cooperation opportunities between the two countries, according to Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Cuong, former Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

The Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) and its Singaporean partner Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd have been granted a survey license and a letter of content to carry out the steps related to a project on developing offshore renewable energy in Vietnam and exporting clean electricity to Singapore.

VOV.VN - The UK Embassy in Vietnam has announced a new wave of capacity-building support for low carbon projects which have the potential to benefit communities across the Southeast Asian nation.