vietnam proptech summit reasons to be optimistic in 2024

Vietnam PropTech Summit: reasons to be optimistic in 2024

Green capital and sustainable real estate, reshaping the future of working and living, and redefining the real estate landscape through finance, technology, and innovation were key topics discussed at the Vietnam PropTech Summit 2023 on December 14.
circular economy model vital to business development

Circular economy model vital to business development

Many businesses globally have pioneered the transformation from a linear to a circular economy, accepting the many challenges to build a green economy and foster sustainable development.
do you choose to celebrate lunar new year with joy or stress and anxiety

Do you choose to celebrate Lunar New Year with joy or stress and anxiety?

Most young people are occupied with deadlines, key performance indicators (KPIs), and earning additional income in the period before the Lunar New Year holiday, so they frequently feel stressed and lose the joy of the year-end season.
ba ria vung tau boasts huge potential for green economic development

Ba Ria-Vung Tau boasts huge potential for green economic development

With huge potential, and favourable economic and investment policies, Vietnam’s southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is becoming a magnet for businesses and investors looking for opportunities in the green and marine economies.
livestock companies latch onto gains involving circular economic model

Livestock companies latch onto gains involving circular economic model

The circular economy is hitting its stride among livestock companies across the country, and are expected to gain increased revenues in the next few years thanks to applying fresh and greener methods.
lack of criteria holding back green strategy

Lack of criteria holding back green strategy

The unclear understanding of how to attract green investment is causing trouble for both green manufacturers and those in more traditional sectors.
barriers must be removed for successful advances in clean and green investment

Barriers must be removed for successful advances in clean and green investment

Green growth has been undergoing implementation in Vietnam for over a decade, and the achievements thus far include institution building, awareness raising, and implementation and promotion of public and private resources. The national action plan on green growth also outlines reducing emissions, greening all industries, promoting sustainable consumption, and greening the transition process.
a greener focus for tourism

A greener focus for tourism

Sustainable tourism is now a mandatory requirement worldwide. Ha Van Sieu, deputy director of the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism, told VIR’s Hoang Oanh about the green development directions of Vietnam’s tourism industry.
green credit now a business necessity

Green credit now a business necessity

Stakeholders highlighted the need for green capital and identified key issues for expanding green credit and finance at a seminar last week.
agribank boosts ability to provide greener credit

Agribank boosts ability to provide greener credit

Lenders are more likely today to take a greener focus in their activities. Phung Thi Binh, deputy general director of Agribank, talked to VIR’s Nhue Man about the bank’s determination to promote green credit growth.
green exports a winning order for agricultural firms

Green exports a winning order for agricultural firms

Although Vietnam's agricultural exports have grown recently, setting a record high of $53.22 billion last year, food processing companies have been reportedly losing orders to competitors due to the slow implementation of sustainability commitments.
standard chartered and bidv sign 100 million sustainable trade loan agreement

Standard Chartered and BIDV sign $100 million sustainable trade loan agreement

Standard Chartered has inked a Master of Agreement with the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), committing to a sustainable trade loan of up to $100 million.
urgency a prerequisite for vietnams green transition

Urgency a prerequisite for Vietnam’s green transition

Recognising the efforts of Vietnam in the green transition process, international experts have proposed some suggestions to boost it quickly and inclusively.
sao do group gears towards energy savings

Sao Do Group gears towards energy savings

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon footprint of the industrial production chain will become an inevitable global trend over the coming decades. Sao Do Group, the investor for Nam Dinh Vu Industrial Park (IP) in Haiphong, is participating more and more deeply in this process.
thai government approves 225 million usd scheme to tackle pm25 pollution

Thai government approves 225-million-USD scheme to tackle PM2.5 pollution

Thailand’s government has greenlighted incentives worth 8 billion THB (225 million USD) for sugarcane farmers who agree to cut fresh sugarcane without burning the residue, a move aimed at helping reduce the amount of PM2.5 dust in the 2022-2023 harvest year.