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Increasing demand for green, environmentally-friendly materials and devices may help Viglacera earn higher-than-expected pre-tax profits this year.

Farmers in Kien Giang province’s Go Quao district are using environmentally-friendly cajuput trees as trellises instead of concrete or wooden pillars to grow pepper plants.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has welcomed major groups of Thailand such as Thaibev, Amata and Siam Cement Group to make big investment in Vietnam.

Hanoi is striving to attract over 500 million USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in June 2019, raising the total FDI capital to nearly 5.3 billion USD in the first half of the year, according to insiders.

The An Phat Holdings Group is accelerating its construction of an environmentally-friendly packaging factory with 300 production lines in the US.

Vietnam has started a series of measures to reduce plastic waste, it was reported at a talks on the environment and plastic waste in Ho Chi Minh City on June 13.

The Denimsandjeans.com Vietnam Show returned to Ho Chi Minh City in its 4th edition on June 12, with over 40 garment and textile firms and visitors from 10 countries and territories like China, Japan, the US, the EU and Singapore taking part in.

The 2019 International Environment and Energy Technology Exhibition (Entech Vietnam 2019) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.

The 10th edition of the campaign on green consumption was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on June 1 with a wide range of activities.

An environmental protection programme will be carried out in 2019 to help improve plastic consumption habits.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to collect 100 percent of its solid household waste in urban areas in the 2020-2030 period.

Vietnam’s construction sector is enhancing cooperation with international partners to help promote green growth.

The Ministry of Finance has added environmentally-friendly cars to the list of vehicles with spareparts entitled to special preferential import tariffs.

The increasing amount of smart urban areas and green buildings has triggered demand for environmentally-friendly building materials in Vietnam, experts said.

Businesses should aim for sustainable economic development by using environmentally friendly production and “green” financial sources, experts have recommended.

The southern province of Dong Nai has attracted more than 373 million USD in 38 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects so far this year, accounting for 37 percent of the yearly plan.

Representatives of enterprises and public agencies joined a forum in Hanoi on March 12, exchanging experience and sharing measures to protect the environment and achieve sustainable growth.

Specialists have recommended revisions to tax policies in order to steer the economy towards green growth and sustainable development in Vietnam.

The HCM City Department of Transport aims to have 75 percent of the new buses running on clean fuel by the end of 2020.

The Thai Library Association (TLA) has joined hands with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) to launch a project by adopting green initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, according to local authorities.