International cooperation for sustainable development

The comments and interviews with the press on the sidelines of the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum (HEF) 2023 on September 15 all emphasized the importance of working together between Vietnam and international partners in the process of green transformation and sustainable development.

Vietnam-Belgium go together in green transformation

Mr. Jan Jambon, Minister - Prime Minister, concurrently Minister of Foreign Affairs , Culture, Information Technology and Infrastructure Management of Flanders (Belgium) spoke at HEF 2023. (Source: SGGP)

Speaking at the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum on the morning of September 15, Mr. Jan Jambon, Minister - Prime Minister, concurrently Minister of Foreign Affairs, Culture, Information Technology and Infrastructure Management of Flanders (Belgium), said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations 50 years ago (March 22, 1973), the relationship between Belgium and Vietnam has been continuously strengthened and developed strongly in both quantity and quality. "The great thing is that in the green transition, we do not stand alone but go together," he emphasized.

Believing that Ho Chi Minh City in particular and Vietnam in general play an increasingly important role in the overall development of the region, clearly demonstrating a dynamic and creative economy, Mr. Jan Jambon shared more: 8000000000060"For Flanders, there is a large petrochemical industry and Belgium also faces environmental pressures. However, we strive to devote a large amount of GDP to technological innovation, environmental protection, especially the application of artificial intelligence (AI)".

Through technology, "we gradually solve complex problems, recycling nearly 50% of all types of waste released into the environment."

According to the speaker from the Franders region, "above all, factors including sustainable policies and mechanisms will help the process of reducing net emissions and promoting the circular economy to gradually become effective; contributing to inspiring countries, regions and territories around the world".

Shanghai “joins hands” with Ho Chi Minh City to cooperate on green transformation

Ms. Sun Ming, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress (China) spoke at HEF 2023. (Source: SGGP)

In her speech “Policies in building green growth towards the goal of net zero emissions and the mission of enterprises” at the Forum, Ms. Ton Minh, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai People's Congress (China) shared the story of Shanghai - a city "full of energy" and effectively allocating global resources, helping businesses and creative industries develop.

As an international financial center, international transportation center, science and technology center, Shanghai is also a green, low-carbon and environmentally friendly city. Green and low-carbon transformation for Shanghai is of great significance in reducing global temperature, ensuring energy security and realizing sustainable development.

According to Ms. Ton Minh, since Shanghai and Ho Chi Minh City became sister cities in 1994, the two sides have conducted exchanges and cooperation in many fields and in particular, “there is great potential for cooperation in green and low-carbon transformation in the future. Let us work together and contribute more to green and low-carbon development,” Ms. Ton Minh emphasized.

Samsung Engineering interested in environmental projects

Mr. Han Sang Deog, Deputy General Director of Samsung Engineering Vietnam. (Photo: Tue Minh)

Mr. Han Sang Deog, Deputy General Director of Samsung Engineering Vietnam, assessed that Vietnam has achieved outstanding economic growth in recent times and will need to continue to maintain this growth in the future. However, the development of industry leads to an inevitable problem, which is environmental pollution. Along with that, Vietnam needs to make efforts to realize its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

To address all three challenges, Samsung Engineering is proposing a strategy called “Integrated Environmental Complex” for environmental projects in Vietnam. This is a circular economy environmental complex that integrates wastewater treatment, waste treatment and biogas into one complex and uses self-generated energy without using external energy sources.

Regarding cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City in general and the city's enterprises in particular, especially in the field of green economy and circular economy, Mr. Han Sang Deog said that Samsung Engineering has long been interested in and considered investing in the field of wastewater treatment and waste incineration for power generation to solve environmental problems in the city. "Samsung Engineering will cooperate with the City People's Committee to invest in environmental projects that can improve the living environment of the people," Mr. Han Sang Deog affirmed.

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