Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 21 signed a decision approving the establishment of a National Steering Committee for implementing Vietnam's commitments at the the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).

Delegates at an online seminar on December 21 exchanged views on the role of hydrogen energy in Vietnam’s journey to net zero carbon emissions.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has committed US$30 million to the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in the northern province of Bac Ninh as part of support for Vietnam to help it reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

VOV.VN - As many as 700 accommodation establishments nationwide have received the Travel Sustainable Badge by Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms.

VOV.VN - India’s Vice President cum Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) Venkaiah Naidu welcomed Vietnam National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue who is on an official visit to India, in New Delhi on December 17.

Offshore wind power is considered a promising field and able to replace renewable energy in Vietnam but the industry is rather new and it is difficult to implement offshore wind power projects, heard participants at a seminar held in Hanoi on December 16.

VOV.VN - Vu Phong Energy Group and Steag Energy Services GmbH of Germany signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Hanoi on December 15 to jointly provide consulting services for the implementation of wind power projects nationwide.

Construction of VinES battery manufacturing factory costing VND4 trillion (nearly US$173.7 million) began on December 12 in central Ha Tinh province's Vung Ang Economic Zone with the presence of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

VOV.VN - A scientific workshop themed “Russia in the eyes of Vietnamese researchers of Russian studies: humanistic aspects” was organised in Hanoi on December 10, highlighting the fruitful development of Russia - Vietnam relations.

VOV.VN - The British government has decided to donate 320,000 more doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Vietnamese government.