Deputy
PM Nguyen Thien Nhan said yesterday that Viet Nam wanted to work together with
European experts to upgrade the nation's capacity for urban planning.
Nhan was speaking by videolink to the opening
of a "green" conference and exhibition in HCM City.
The Deputy PM also discussed the development
of coastal cities, renewable energy and energy saving.
Seven specialised conference sessions will be
held throughout the event, including ideas and concepts for sustainable cities,
green manufacturing, climate change and energy supply.
The event has been organised by the European
Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (EuroCham), in partnership with the Ministry of
Industry and Trade (MoIT), the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
and the Investment and Trade Promotion Centre in HCM City (ITPC).
The two-day event, the second GreenBiz
Conference and Exhibition on European Green Business Solutions (GreenBiz 2011),
will discuss climate change, sustainable cities, environmentally friendly
technologies, green investments and sustainable strategies for transport and
manufacturing.
Sean Doyle, head of a European Union
Delegation to Viet Nam, said the high presence of Vietnamese Government and
businesses showed the high priority of topics discussed at GreenBiz 2011, and
the commitment of the business sector to support the Vietnamese in tackling
environmental issues
The conference has attracted more than 50 high
calibre speakers, including Professor Peter Droege, a well-known expert on the
role of renewable energy within the fields of urban design, development and
urban infrastructure.
The Vietnamese Government is represented by
Tran Tuan Anh, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade; Do Hoang Anh Tuan, Deputy
Minister of Finance; Bui Pham Khanh, Deputy Minister of Construction; and Bui
Cach Tuyen, Deputy Minister of Natural Resource and Environment.
The exhibition has more than 80 booths from
multinational companies, including Siemens, Jardine Matheson, Philips, Shell,
Schneider Electric, Ariston, Alstom, Dragon Capital, Akzo Nobel, Gyproc Viet
Nam and Holcim, as well as non-government organisations such as SNV and the Swedish
Centec Viet Nam.
Thirteen French companies, including Airbus,
and other companies from Poland, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden are
participating.
Vu Tien Loc, chairman of VCCI, said Vietnamese
companies could reap the benefits of quick access to European green
technologies and partners.
Source: VNS
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