VOV.VN - The Australian Government has announced a commitment of up to US$10 million for venture capital firm Do Ventures Fund II, providing capital for climate-focused Vietnamese businesses and strengthening Vietnam's climate investment market to attract greater private finance.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is entering a new phase in which green transition is no longer viewed solely as an environmental goal, but as a strategic requirement to enhance competitiveness and reshape the country’s growth model, officials and experts said at the launch of Green Transition Day 2026 held in Hanoi on May 16.

VOV.VN - After several days of intense heat with temperatures exceeding 39°C in some areas, weather conditions across many parts of Vietnam are beginning to cool as thunderstorms are expected to return from the evening of May 16.

VOV.VN - A widespread heatwave across Vietnam is entering its most severe phase on May 15 and 16, with temperatures in many northern and central provinces ranging from 36°C to 38°C and reaching as high as 39°C in some areas.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is experiencing an intense nationwide heatwave as scorching temperatures continue to spread across the country on May 13, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung met with President of the Asian Development Bank Masato Kanda in Cebu, the Philippines, on May 7 to discuss development cooperation, green transition and regional connectivity.

VOV.VN - Japan has agreed to provide more than US$600 million in official development assistance (ODA) loans to support Vietnam’s green transition and climate resilience, under exchange notes signed in Hanoi on March 20.

International cooperation is the key to handle damage caused by climate change, ensuring that no one is left behind, Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva said on September 13.

Vietnam, on behalf of the Core Group which also includes Bangladesh and the Philippines, will table the 2024 Resolution on Climate Change and Human Rights with the theme of ensuring human rights in the energy transition process at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s 56th session that opened in Geneva on June 18.

VOV.VN - The UK Government has announced an additional GBP40 million (US$54 million) to extend the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) programme for another five years till 2029 to support at least 800 low carbon projects in 16 countries across Asia, Latin America, and Africa, including Vietnam.