HCM City proposes stricter criteria for eco-industrial parks
A draft resolution proposes a roadmap to convert 10 existing industrial parks and 3 industrial clusters into eco-industrial models by 2045.
HCM City targets 90% modern waste treatment by 2030, pushes mandatory source sorting
HCM City is resolving administrative bottlenecks for waste-to-energy projects while refining its at-source waste sorting scheme to reduce landfill reliance and treat 90 per cent of its domestic waste using advanced technologies by 2030.
Green production critical to sustainable textile, garment export
Textile and garment exports posted a year-on-year increase of 15 percent in the first two months of 2024, a result partly attributed to the industry’s gradual adaptation to the green production requirement of import markets.
Urban mobility to support the nation’s net-zero drive
Vietnam’s economic growth over the past few decades has been nothing short of remarkable. In addition, the poverty rate in the country dramatically decreased from over 70 per cent in the 1980s to around 5…
Why Vietnam must build a global strategy for its construction industry
The prospect of Vietnamese enterprises becoming international general contractors has remained more an aspiration than a mainstream reality. Jerry Nguyen, board member and deputy general director of Investment and International Market Development at Hoa Binh…
Vietnam’s tough journey to reduce urban emissions
In addition to adequate energy supply, the demand for smart energy in urban areas is viewed as a qualitative change in energy mobility in Vietnam. VIR’s Angela Nguyen talked with Mikael Jakobsson, executive director of…
Greening ASEAN and Global Value Chains
Southeast Asia has become one of the most important regional hubs for global value chains (GVCs)—the cross-border networks that separate production stages from concept to consumption. By participating in GVCs,…
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