The recent approval for Vietnam’s eighth national power development plan (PDP8) has heated up discussions around business strategies of energy giants in the race to gain advantages in energy transition towards the country’s net-zero goals.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam has received a delegation from the Australia Vietnam Business Council (AVBC), discussing ways to step up bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu and Secretary of State Patricia Miralles will visit Vietnam and attend a grand ceremony on May 7 to mark 70 years of the Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonialism.

Standard Chartered and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on green financing in Vietnam and to promote the deployment of advanced clean energy in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Apple wishes to further promote its investment in Vietnam, especially in developing high-tech products and applications to engage in the tech giant’s App Store, bringing its products to more consumers locally and globally.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on March 29 emphasised the important role of banks and financial mechanisms in green energy transition projects when he received Managing Director of the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) Tanimoto Masayuki in Hanoi.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam on March 28 convened a technical meeting focusing on a roadmap for transition from coal-fired power generation to sustainable alternatives.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects to receive technical and financial support and expertise from international partners and organisations, including the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), in order to realise its climate action commitment, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha told Mary L.Schapiro, GFANZ Vice Chair, in Hanoi on March 27.

VOV.VN - The UK will continue to support Vietnam in climate change response, sustainable economic development, and biodiversity protection in the Mekong River region, said Philip Robert Barton, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during his ongoing working trip to Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Finland should bring into full play their potential and strengths to promote bilateral cooperation in various fields, including business innovation, startup, energy transition, digital transformation, and green growth, as well as lawmaking.