VOV.VN - Vietnam expects to get the World Bank’s loans with low interest rates for key, large-scale infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a proposal at a reception in Hanoi on November 14 for Manuela Ferro, vice president for East Asia and Pacific at the World Bank.

VOV.VN - A group of 14 British firms specializing in renewable energy technology and services arrived in Vietnam this week to sound out cooperation opportunities, including in offshore wind power development.

VOV.VN - A number of leading economic corporations from the United States, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Taiwan (China) introduced their cutting-edge technologies in the energy industry at the Vietnam International Innovation Expo 2023 which was recently held in Hanoi, highlighting their keen interest in the local energy transition process.

Within the framework of Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) on October 27 granted conditional approval to Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd (SCU) – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) to import wind power from Vietnam.

Corsica, an island in the southeast of France, wishes to promote cooperation with Vietnam in the time to come, said Alexandre Vinciguerra, a member of the Executive Council of Corsica and President of the Corsica Development Agency at an October 23 working session with Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang.

VOV.VN - The Voice of Vietnam online paper (VOV Online) and other relevant agencies will co-host a forum in Hanoi on October 12 to discuss challenges to energy security and ways to accelerate energy transition in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - There remains great potential to build stronger ties between Vietnamese and German businesses, especially in the field of renewable energy and vocational training, heard an economic and trade promotion conference held in Berlin on October 5.

VOV.VN - There remains plenty of Vietnam's investment opportunities in fields such as renewable energy, climate, green building, efficient energy use and transportation, according to insiders.

A conference to promote trade exchanges between businesses in the north-central region of Vietnam and those in Khon Kaen and Ubon Ratchathani provinces in the northeastern region of Thailand was held in Thailand on September 18-20.

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.