HANOI, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- As many as 163 buildings in Vietnam were certified as green in 2024, doubling the number of the previous year, local media cited the Vietnam Green Building Market Overview 2024 as saying on Friday.

The southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City topped localities nationwide with a total floor area of 3.4 million square meters certified green. It was followed by the capital Hanoi, Binh Duong, Bac Ninh provinces, and Hai Phong city.

According to experts, despite starting later than other countries in the region, Vietnam has made considerable progress, with a sharp increase in green projects over the past few years.

Vietnam has so far had a cumulative total of 559 green-certified buildings with a combined floor area of 13.6 million square meters.

The figure far exceeds the original targets of 80 green buildings by 2025 and 160 by 2030, according to the report issued by the EDGE certification system and the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank. Enditem

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