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Vietnam seeks World Bank green credit to boost low-emission rice production

In 2024, the World Bank committed a 350 million USD loan to the Vietnamese Government to implement the one-million-hectare project which associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta.

World Bank delegation surveys Can Tho urban resilience project

The project is jointly financed by the WB with up to 250 million USD and a 10-million-USD non-refundable grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), along with counterpart funding from the Vietnamese Government.

Vietnam has very few patents in the semiconductor field: World Bank

According to a World Bank representative, in the 2010-2020 period, Vietnam filed fewer than 100 patents with the top five international intellectual property offices, with almost none in the semiconductor sector.

65% of Vietnam’s top tech talent working abroad: WB report

Vietnam could save decades in innovation by attracting overseas engineers and scientists, says World Bank.

WB pledges continued support for VN's high-quality, low-emission rice project

Vietnam is a pioneer in low-emission rice farming, she said, adding that many people around the world are eager to visit the country to learn from this model.

Vietnam’s EV industry to create 6.5 million jobs by 2050, says World Bank

A World Bank report released on March 12, 2025, underscores Vietnam’s booming electric vehicle market, which is expected to revolutionize transportation and generate millions of high-tech jobs.