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Brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is considering a 7 million USD investment in expanding production in its two factories in Vietnam, the firm’s Vice President for Asia Pacific South Ken Hitchcock said in a meeting with leader of southern Binh Duong province on October 3.

The Central Power Corporation (EVN CPC) on August 31 began providing An Binh island offshore central Quang Ngai province with electricity sourced from a local solar project.

Environmentally friendly technologies will be showcased at Taiwan Expo 2017 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in district 7 from July 26-28.

There is a huge opportunity for Vietnam and Taiwan to boost co-operation in the renewable energy industry, experts have said.

Vietnam has attracted 16 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth 773 million USD in the field of green energy.

Rent-A-Port Green Energy has inked an MoU to develop wind and solar driven micro desalination plants in a bid to solve the problems of salt water harming rice fields in the Mekong Delta region.

The 5th Vietnam International Bicycle Exhibition opened in Hanoi on November 17.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called on Denmark to strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in green energy, renewable energy, and healthcare.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has urged the south central province of Ninh Thuan to give more specific policy commitments to win investors’ confidence.

The Government needs to promptly issue a national strategy and policy on sustainable development of green energy in Vietnam, an expert said.

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu inaugurated a 99.2 MW wind-power plant on January 17.

The HCM City Department of Planning and Investment has asked for approval from the city's People's Committee to build a waste-to-power plant using thermal plasma technology.

Authorities have been exerting more efforts and implementing various solutions, especially in energy efficiency, to turn the capital city of Hanoi into a greener city.

A forum on energy partnership between Vietnam and the US took place in Washington DC on November 3.

Solar power and vehicle emission standards will be part of highlighted measures in coping with climate change in 2016.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a letter of intent to promote green energy sustainability in Vietnam in Hanoi on July 29.

A raft of advanced technologies and the latest energy-saving equipment are being showcased at 240 booths during two international exhibitions which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 22.