VET Exclusive
Boosting forestry value-added
There is much potential in using the carbon sinks created by Vietnam’s vast forest coverage to generate new financial resources.
VET Exclusive
In search of a coordinated framework for infrastructure funding
Vietnam’s infrastructure funding needs are substantial, and alternative capital sources must be identified and encouraged and pressing issues resolved.
VET Exclusive
Interdisciplinary endeavor for protection of ozone layer
On the occasion of the World Ozone Day (September 16), Mr. Nguyen Tuan Quang, Deputy Director of the Department of Climate Change at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, discusses a new approach to sustainable cooling with Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy and the drivers and opportunities it presents for businesses.
Task begins with planning and design
Experts and industry leaders tell Vietnam Economic Times / VnEconomy how Vietnam can scale up sustainable cooling through smarter technology, greener buildings, and stronger policy.
Vietnam's overseas investment on the rise
Vietnamese investors have responded to policy changes making it easier to finance and build projects in other countries, with project numbers and capital very much on the rise.
Assuring fair access to housing market
Continually rising home prices over the years have created social welfare challenges that will only get worse if solutions aren’t forthcoming.
Toward a target of one million social housing units
Following a great deal of effort, Vietnam is making steady progress toward reaching its target of building 1 million social housing units by 2030.
Vietnam Economic Times September 14 2026
Vietnam Economic Times Issue 474 | Monday, September 14 2026
Increasingly visible benefits for Hanoi's housing market
Hanoi’s housing market has gained momentum over time from institutional reforms, long-term planning, and major infrastructure investment.