Japan will promote comprehensive cooperation from policy, technology to financial issues with Vietnam to help it realise a zero-carbon society, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio has affirmed in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Thai energy company Banpu PCL has agreed to acquire the companies holding a 50-MW portfolio of two solar parks in Vietnam in a deal worth US$26.7 million, according to the company.

Given Vietnam's high solar PV potential and ambitious green energy targets by 2050, the country has every opportunity to become a global leader in renewables, the Entrepreneur Magazine said on its e-edition.

Nami Solar, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s Nami Energy company, and SK Ecoplant, a member of the Republic of Korea’s conglomerate SK Group, sealed a joint venture deal on January 24 to pump US$200 million into solar energy development in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the European Union in Vietnam, and the World Bank co-hosted the 4th High-Level Meeting of the Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) in Hanoi on January 24.

The seventh high-level economic dialogue between Vietnam and France took place in the form of videoconference on January 20.

Leading scientists of the world and Vietnam looked into the future of energy, artificial intelligence (AI), and global health at a seminar held in Hanoi on January 19 as part of the VinFuture Sci-Tech Week.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said there should be a comprehensive approach to tackling climate change, with the grassroots level as the foundation for delivering Vietnam's commitment in the field.

VOV.VN - A Policy Dialogue on “Auction Mechanism for Sustainable Development of the Renewable Energy Market” was held via an online format on January 11 by independent think tank Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition (VIETSE).

The Vietnamese Business Association in Northern Laos held the first congress in Luang Prabang city on January 10.