Hanoi, June 13 -- Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu has proposed Japan's Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (IKC) expand its investment activities in Vietnam, particularly in the green energy sector, including the replication of its green energy pellet production model in various localities across the country.

Receiving Representative Director and Executive Vice President of Idemitsu Kosan Atsuhiko Hirano in Hanoi on June 12, Deputy FM Vu commended the company's efforts in promoting investment and cooperation in Vietnam over the years, especially its role as a shareholder in the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical (NSRP) project.

Highlighting the Nghi Son refinery as one of the flagship economic cooperation projects between ...