On Saturday (January 16, 2021), Shire Oak International’s staff attended the football tournament organized by the German Business Association in Vietnam (GBA), in Sala City, Thu Thiem, HCMC. The tournament was organized by GBA to provide a competitive playground for “amateur players” from their members. What truly creates the networking opportunity was the shuffling of[...]
After a long, tireless fight, Joe Biden came out victorious as the newly elected President of the United States. On his inauguration day, Biden made nine very ambitious claims regarding the development of renewable energy, which are starkly different from the former President Donald Trump. In fact, Trump vowed to his supporters to medicate the[...]
On January 8th, 2021, Shire Oak International was pleased to welcome CHANGE VN’s team to our office in Ho Chi Minh city. That morning, we got to enjoy an event that was way more fun than we anticipated. Officially founded in 2013, CHANGE is an incredibly active environmental non-profit organization based in Ho Chi Minh[...]
On December 25th and 26th, the Energy Innovation Day event was successfully organized by New Energy Nexus. New Energy Nexus is an international organization that specializes in supporting clean energy businesses by financing, facilitating process acceleration, and networking. The Foundation is incorporated in California and runs programs in China, India, Southeast Asia, and East Africa.[...]
Mary Tarnowka, President of Amcham-Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang Big US energy enterprises are leading the game to bring clean and renewable energy into Vietnam and the Mekong Delta. While American businesses are busy focusing on energy investments in the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, their representative in Vietnam, Mary Tarnowka,[...]
On December 23rd, 2021, at the Yamaha factory, Hanoi, the Discussion of the development of the rooftop solar (RTS) project for Noi Bai Industrial Zone (NBIZ) was successfully held. Attending the meeting were Mr. John Au – General Director of Noi Bai Industrial Park, Mr. Mark Shorrock – CEO of Shire Oak International (SOI), Mr.[...]
On December 15-16, 2020, at Can Tho University, VCCA held an annual meeting to update and announce strategies and action plans to promote sustainable development in Vietnam. During the meeting, a number of member units gave very practical plans to improve the environmental situation in Vietnam. Enterprises have a great influence, especially the manufacturing industry,[...]
The workshop “Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency – Investment opportunities & Business Development Tools” by VCCI was successfully held on December 18th, 2020. Like its name, during the event, attendees got to learn about effective implementations of renewable energy from experts and learn how profitable this industry can be. Our Sales Director, Mr. Long Tran,[...]
Historically, tourism has been the backbone of the Vietnamese economy, accounting for around one-third of the country’s total gross domestic product. An estimated 85 million travellers visited Vietnam in 2019, with total revenue from both international and domestic tourists hitting VND 726 trillion (US $31.4 billion), which was up 17.1% compared to 2020. Photo: Ana Beach House As such,[...]
(PLVN) – Although solar power is thriving in Vietnam in recent years, the current law still lacks specific standards and regulations to handle solar power waste. The booming of Rooftop Solar Rooftop solar has been the trend in Vietnam in the past two years. Vietnam Electricity (EVN) announced that, as of the beginning of September[...]