Hue joins hands with Vingroup to build green urban areas, promote the use of electric vehicles

Hue City and Vingroup Corporation will cooperate comprehensively in the fields of digital transformation, green transformation and sustainable development.

Hue city leaders and representatives of Vingroup Corporation signed a commitment on green urban development - Photo: NGOC MINH

On the afternoon of February 21, the People's Committee of Hue City and Vingroup Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding on comprehensive cooperation on green transformation, digital transformation, towards sustainable development goals and responding to the Government's commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

According to the cooperation agreement, based on the strengths of each side, Hue City People's Committee and Vingroup will jointly build a green transformation and green growth program, aiming for sustainable development in the period 2025 - 2030.

The two sides will cooperate in investment in areas such as green tourism, green industry, green agriculture, green urban infrastructure, green transportation and green lifestyle.

In the field of transportation, Hue City People's Committee and Vingroup will join hands to launch the movement "Fierce Vietnamese Spirit - For a Green Future" and promote the use of electric vehicles throughout the city.

Hue city leaders and Vingroup will work together to build Hue city into a green city - Photo: NHAT LINH

The two sides will have special policies to support people, civil servants, public employees and state-owned enterprises to buy or rent VinFast electric vehicles, as well as use the SM Green electric taxi service.

In addition, research and deploy plans to use electric buses in the city, ensuring compliance with actual conditions and the green energy conversion roadmap according to the Government's orientation.

In particular, Hue City People's Committee will study and support planning and introduce locations for charging station installation for V-Green Company. At the same time, Hue City People's Committee will implement a mechanism to support the development of charging station infrastructure throughout the city.

Research cooperation in the fields of green industrial park development, carbon credit projects, digital transformation, culture, conservation, healthcare, green infrastructure and green capital use. In addition, promote investment promotion, support businesses and implement communication campaigns to raise public awareness.

At the same time, the Hue City People's Committee and Vingroup will study and discuss other strengths of each side, including real estate, social housing, services, tourism, industry, education and information technology in the city.

Mr. Nguyen Van Phuong, Chairman of Hue City People's Committee, said that the cooperation between Hue City and Vingroup Corporation will create important opportunities, helping Hue City take the lead in the goals of green transformation, digital transformation and sustainable development.

"This cooperation is also an opportunity for Vingroup to research and exploit its established strengths in the ancient capital of Hue," said Mr. Phuong.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hue-bat-tay-voi-vingroup-xay-dung-do-thi-xanh-thuc-day-su-dung-xe-dien-202502211853098.htm