Việt Nam joins Macau int’l environment cooperation forum & expo

March 29, 2024 - 10:59

The event saw the participation of over 400 exhibitors from 30 countries and territories worldwide. Việt Nam is part of the lineup of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s member nations.

Visitors hear an introduction of a robot to collect and classify rubbish. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Vịnh

MACAU — Việt Nam is attending the 2024 Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum and Exhibition (MIECF), which was kicked off in the Chinese special administrative region on March 28.

Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency in Macau, Vũ Thị Thúy, head of the Vietnam Trade Office in Hong Kong-Macau, said that it had brought to the annual event various documents and images to promote Việt Nam's efforts in environmental protection as well as the development of economy, trade, and tourism.

Thúy expressed her confidence that thanks to its incentives and favourable cooperation environments, Việt Nam will become an attractive destination for regional and international investors, with an increasing number of environmental friendly cooperation projects signed.

Themed “Reaching the Dual Carbon Goals through Green Transformation”, the 2024 MIECF will last until March 30. — VNS

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