PetroVietnam stands firm amid “double crisis” The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) sustained its production and business activities in the first eight months of 2020 despites many oil and gas firms around the world struggling with the “dual crisis” of COVID-19 and prolonged low oil prices.

Work starts on biggest inland foreign-funded renewable energy project in Việt Nam Spanning over 2,244 ha in the districts of Quảng Ninh and Lệ Thuỷ, the Philippines-invested cluster has total investment of over VNĐ8.9 trillion (US$384.6 million) and combines two farms, vietnamplus.vn reported. 

PVN receives high praise from Deputy Prime Minister

The Việt Nam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) needs to master oil and gas exploration and exploitation at home and abroad to help ensure national energy security and be an economic leader in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has said.

ASEAN parliaments work together for post-pandemic economic recovery An official of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) has suggested continuing to review and perfect the legal framework to promote trade facilitation to ensure uninterrupted circulation of goods and supply chains in the ASEAN region.

MoIT proposes overhaul of investment framework for power projects The development of power supply is being held back by a number of shortcomings and limitations in the country's investment framework. Mustering the financial resources required to increase the country's energy supply, which was estimated at US$8-10 billion annually, has been difficult.

Rooftop solar power needs more policy support Rooftop solar power in Việt Nam has exploded with 1,000 MWp in just two years, however, there are still many obstacles, especially policies, finance and initiatives to promote its development.

Việt Nam Renewable Energy Week 2020 underway The Việt Nam Renewable Energy Week 2020 was launched in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Mobilising community resources for climate change actions one of VN's priotities

Head of the Climate Change Department under the MInistry of Natural Resources and Environment Tăng Thế Cường talks to VGP News about the national plan on climate change adaptation for 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, which was recently issued by the Prime Minister.

Foreign firms to gain greater footing in petrol retail market New policies are in the making to allow foreign firms to gain greater footing in Việt Nam's petrol retail market, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Việt Nam ready to cope with extreme weather Nguyễn Xuân Cường, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development spoke to the newspaper Sài Gòn Giải Phóng on the country’s readiness to be prepared to minimise losses in the event of natural disasters.