PM calls for action to secure sustainable development
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will take strong action to promote sustainable development, investing more in the workforce and advanced technologies, moving towards digital Government and digital society, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said. The PM was speaking at a conference on sustainable development in Hà Nội that he chaired alongside his deputy Vũ Đức Đam on Thursday. […]
Russia’s Vietnam Joint Venture Reports $1.28bn in Oil, Gas Sales
Vietsovpetro, a joint oil and gas venture by Vietnam and Russia, has earned $1.28 billion from sales in the first eight months of this year, 19.4 per cent over its yearly target, Vietnam News reports. During the period, the Vietnamese side gained more than $101 million in profit and the Russian’s, $97.4 million, rising 26.7 per […]
VN welcomes US Gen X Energy projects
The Vietnamese Government always rolls out the red carpet for US-based Gen X Energy’s high-tech projects which, according to Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, are environmentally friendly. Hosting a reception for Gen X Energy CEO Scott Kicker in Ha Noi on Monday, Deputy PM Hue stressed the US firm’s projects are in line with […]
Việt Nam attends UNHRC’s 42nd session on climate change
GENEVA — Ambassador Dương Chí Dũng, head of Viet Nam’s Permanent Mission to the UN, the WTO and other international organisations, is leading a Vietnamese delegation to attend the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on the impact of climate change on human rights, which opened in Geneva on Monday (local time). […]
Southeast Asia’s largest solar farm begins operations in southern Vietnam
A 420 MW solar power project, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, has officially started production in Tay Ninh. The inauguration of the Dau Tieng Solar Power Complex, a joint venture between Vietnamese construction firm Xuan Cau and Thai conglomerate B.Grimm, took place Saturday in Tan Chau District, Tay Ninh Province, around 100 […]
Meet the environment defenders fighting for clean energy in Southeast Asia
What chance do clean energy activists in Southeast Asia stand in the only part of the world where coal is gaining share in the energy mix? Coal-fired power generation is growing faster than every other source of energy in the region, and nowhere faster than Vietnam, where coal generation is expected to increase by 544 per cent between 2014 and 2030. ENERGY Coal […]
Phoenix reinforces retail LPG business in Vietnam
The Filipino company’s expansion in Vietnam was formally cemented this year when it acquired 75 percent of Origin LPG Vietnam LLC, which the Uy firm had subsequently renamed to Phoenix Gas Vietnam. The LPG business acquisition is based in Ho Chi Minh City and with established markets in Central and South Vietnam. It offers products […]
Đồng Nai to cooperate with RoK on energy industry
HÀ NỘI — The southern province of Đồng Nai’s authorities and delegation from the Jeollanam Province in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on Thursday signed co-operation agreement on energy industry. Under the agreement, the two sides will co-ordinate the development of new renewable energy, smart grids, information on energy and energy technology, and energy efficiency. Jeollanam Province will support Đồng Nai training experts and workers […]
