Viet Nam News to co-chair webinar on renewable energy in Asia
Viet Nam News – an English-language daily of Vietnam News Agency (VNA) – will co-chair a live webinar themed “Asia: Renewable Energy Continent” on June 15 with the aim to intensify dissemination on Asia’s “green” strategy.
"Asia: Renewable Energy Continent” webinar (Photo: Viet Nam News)
Hanoi (VNA) – Viet Nam News – an English-language daily ofVietnam News Agency (VNA) – will co-chair a live webinar themed “Asia:Renewable Energy Continent” on June 15 with the aim to intensify dissemination on Asia’s “green” strategy.
The challenges of climate change and energy security havepropelled Asian nations to increasingly embrace investment in renewable energy.
Advanced technology, investment incentives and readiedcapital have also helped renewable energy become one of the highest growthsectors with increasing deployment by businesses as they pursue the ‘green’strategy.
These issues and more on renewable energy development inAsia will be highlighted at the webinar, which will be co-chaired by Viet NamNews, The Statesman of India and Korea Herald. All of them are members of theAsia News Network (ANN), an alliance of 21 major media agencies in 19 Asian countries.
The zoom webinar invitation link for registration is: //us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N_gjvelxT-25anHKFMl-gA.
The event will open with a keynote address by Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha.
Other speakers include Dr. Harald Link, Chairman of B GrimmPower from Thailand; Hideki Minamikawa, President of Japan EnvironmentalSanitation Center; Frank Phuan, Business CEO of Sunseap Energy based inSingapore; and Anil Sood, President, Chetna, India; and Phan Tan Canh, ViceChairman of the People’s Committee of Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam.
The event will be moderated by Trong Kien Tran, News Editorat Viet Nam News and Pana Janviroj, Editor, Asia News Network.
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The Danish Embassy in Vietnam and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) jointly held a conference in Hanoi on June 2 to discuss measures to promote the development of offshore wind power in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Low Emission Energy Programme II (V-LEEP II), which is worth 36 million USD and funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), was kicked off in Hanoi on June 3.
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Regional solidarity and cooperation are the key factor for the effective implementation of wildlife protection regulations. Only through sustainable cooperation, innovative approaches, and collective action can biodiversity be safeguarded for the present and future generations, an Vietnamese official has said.
Hanoi has approved a comprehensive plan to restore the environmental quality and develop four major urban rivers – the To Lich, Kim Nguu, Lu, and Set reverine environments.
The Javan pangolin is listed in Vietnam’s Red Book as critically endangered and is protected under Group IB – a category reserved for forest species facing an extremely high risk of extinction and requiring strict conservation measures.
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The wild elephant population in Da Nang includes a full developed herb of mature males, females, and calves. To date, the herd has grown to nine individuals.
Conservation efforts here have become a model, helping to save millions of turtle hatchlings and promoting Con Dao as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia Turtle Site Network.
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Under the plan, from 2025 to 2026, the city will complete mechanisms and policies to support businesses in switching to green vehicles, expand the electric and green-energy bus network, and build charging stations. The targeted proportion of green buses is set at 10% in 2025 and 20–23% in 2026.
Storm Comay, the fourth in the East Sea this year, was at around 16.7 degrees North and 118.3 degrees East, in the east of the East Sea's northern waters as of 4am on July 24.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
"Asia: Renewable Energy Continent” webinar (Photo: Viet Nam News) 
