Keyword: "green transition"

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A high-tech corn, sorghum and grass farm in Nghe An province (Photo: VNA)

Realising circular economy to achieve sustainable development goals

Developing a circular economy has been recognised as one of the priority directions to achieve overarching goals such as waste management, efficient resources utilisation, environmental protection, disaster prevention, and climate change adaptation in the country's next development phase.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam hopes for reaching green strategic partnership with Norway: official

Vietnam attaches importance to its friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Norway, and welcomes the two sides moving towards signing a Letter of Intent on establishing a green strategic partnership to enhance collaboration in green transition, circular economy, and climate change adaptation, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang.

UK Ambassador to ASEAN Sarah Tiffin (L) meets with Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: VNA)

ESCAP, UK launch new initiative to promote green investment in Southeast Asia

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the UK launched the ASEAN Green Investment Catalyst (AGIC) initiative to accelerate sustainable foreign direct investment (FDI) across Southeast Asia, at ESCAP's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand on December 12.

Pork packed at Masan MeatLife, a subsidiary of Masan Group. Several large foreign investment funds are looking to expand investments in Vietnam. (Photot: VNA)

Investment funds eye Vietnam

Several large foreign investment funds are considering expanding investments in Vietnam to capitalise on the country’s rapid socio-economic development and green transition.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son visits a Vietnamese booth at the event. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, EU eye to boost cooperation in green transition, sustainable development

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) are key partners in green transition and sustainable development, said participants at a plenary session of the Green Economy Forum and Exhibition (GEFE 2024) jointly organised in Ho Chi Minh City on October 21 by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam ESG Initiative 2024 winners announced

The Vietnam ESG Initiative 2024 was awarded at a ceremony held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 3, honouring businesses with outstanding initiatives to adopt environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.