The energy intensity of Vietnam is currently at a much higher level than the world average, and it is high time for the country to end the wasteful use of energy, according to experts.

A programme to promote investment and trade connectivity between Vietnamese enterprises and Singaporean partners was held by the Investment & Trade Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City (ITPC), in the southern hub on August 23.

VOV.VN - Pauline Tamesis, resident coordinator of the UN in Vietnam, voiced her support for the nation’s priorities currently being promoting at the UN during a recent meeting with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, permanent representative of Vietnam to the UN.

The UK – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) is opening significant opportunities for enterprises from both sides to enhance cooperation in green energy transition and digital transformation as the Southeast Asian country strives to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

VOV.VN - In order to achieve its target of reaching net zero emissions, the nation needs a further US$368 billion during the 2022 to 2040 period, roughly 6.8% of GDP each year, according to the World Bank (WB)’s calculation.

Song Foundation, a Vietnamese non-profit supporting sustainable living communities, on August 16 held a workshop seeking the way to create shared value for climate change adaptation, with climate change experts and business representatives taking part.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the UK are in a very favourable position to take their strategic partnership to new heights, especially when both sides hold great potential for broader co-operation in technological innovation, digital transformation, climate change response, and supply chain diversification.

Eni Vietnam BV, a unit of Italian energy group Eni, has presented 129 sets of desktop computers to Ho Chi Minh City to help with the COVID-19 prevention and control work at communal-level health stations.

Vietnam always supports the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc told a panel discussion themed “Nonproliferation, Nuclear Energy, and Climate Change” chaired by US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm in New York on August 2.

VOV.VN - Representatives of the Danish Embassy and investors have vowed to implement a mammoth offshore wind farm project in Hai Phong city during a recent meeting with leaders of the municipal administration.