VAHC activities

Vietnam has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. To realise this goal, the jewellery industry can play a pioneering role by adopting clean-energy technologies, improving production efficiency, and enhancing supply-chain transparency. Globally, leading jewellery brands are shifting to renewable energy, recycled materials, and low-emission standards. Across ASEAN, the trend toward emission reduction in jewellery manufacturing is accelerating. Vietnam has an opportunity to lead this transition by applying hydrogen — particularly H₂ welding technology — to help reduce direct emissions at workshops, enhance product value, and meet international market requirements.

The Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) is an active hydrogen organization in the ASEAN region, with members and partners implementing real hydrogen projects. VAHC plays a key role in connecting businesses, universities, research institutes, and government agencies, promoting innovation in the hydrogen sector, supporting Vietnam’s energy transition, and leveraging the potential of hydrogen in production, industry, transportation, and clean energy.

Green Hydrogen Cylinder Test (GHCT) is a comprehensive technical reference on safety evaluation, testing methodologies, and performance assessment for high-pressure hydrogen cylinders—an essential component in the global expansion of green hydrogen production and utilization.

Hydrogen is not a question of “IF”, but “WHERE and HOW TO START.”
The presentations clearly show: many pathways, many technologies, many business models.
Vietnam must choose the path that fits its current capabilities and unique advantages.

On December 5th, 2025, the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (IUH) and the Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) successfully co-hosted the International Conference "Vietnam and ASEAN’s Hydrogen Pathways in the Global Landscape". The conference served as a vital academic-industrial forum, connecting global experts with Vietnamese policymakers, researchers, and businesses to outline a comprehensive and practical pathway for the green hydrogen industry.

Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) respectfully announces an opportunity for international research collaboration together with Professor Shuang Ma Andersen, University of Southern Denmark (SDU), within the framework of the Danida Research Program 2026 funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.

The project focuses on the following areas:

Hydrogen and related technologies (electrolysis, fuel cells, materials, polymers, catalysis…)

Energy, environment

Social sciences, economics, hydrogen market

Value chain, energy transition, and green industry

On December 5, 2025, in Seoul, South Korea, the 8th General Assembly of the Global Hydrogen Industrial Association Alliance (GHIAA) was convened with a special highlight: for the first time, two new observer organizations from two continents were invited to participate online and officially welcomed into the network. These were the South African Hydrogen Association and the Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC). This event not only marks a new milestone in GHIAA’s expansion strategy but also reaffirms the growing importance of emerging economies on the global hydrogen map.

HYDROGEN NEWSLETTER - VOLUME 4 2025 FROM JAPAN HYDROGEN ASSOCIATION (JH2A)
Editorial Team: Hitoshi Nagatsugu, Yu Kashiwagi, Yuichi Saotome, Yosuke Hanakawa, Tomoki Fujinaga, Takahiro Maruyama, Yoshie Ambe, Koichi Wada

Bangkok, December 2025 – Enlit Asia has expressed its appreciation for the successful collaboration with the Vietnam–ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) as a Supporting Partner at Enlit Asia 2025 in Bangkok. The partnership was highly valued for VAHC’s active participation, engagement in sessions, and contribution to raising the event’s impact across the regional energy community.

HO CHI MINH CITY – In one of the most data-driven and critical presentations at the Vietnam-ASEAN Hydrogen Human Resources Workshop 2025, Ms. Heejeong Kim, Senior Manager at UNIHYS Co., Ltd. of Korea, delivered a compelling analysis of hydrogen safety, drawing from half a decade of incident data in Korea and proposing concrete solutions for Vietnam's nascent hydrogen industry.

HO CHI MINH CITY – In a decisive move to address one of the most critical barriers to Vietnam's green energy ambitions, the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment (HCMUNRE) has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to become the leading training center for the hydrogen industry in Southern Vietnam. The announcement was made by Dr. Tran Thanh Tam, Vice Head of the Scientific Research Department, during the recent Vietnam-ASEAN Hydrogen Human Resources Workshop 2025.

In an intimate setting of 35 delegates at the Saigon Hotel—bringing together academics, industry leaders, and financial institutions from several countries—the keynote by Dr. Duong Mien Ka (Vice Chairman of IKONOMY and lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry) left a distinct impression. With a clear, practical, and inspiring presentation style, he guided the audience into exploring one defining question: “Where must Vietnam begin to enter the hydrogen era?”

At the Vietnam–ASEAN Hydrogen Human Resources Workshop on 28 November 2025—co-organized by the Vietnam–ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC), Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment (HCMUNRE), Pacific Group, and TPBank—TPBank delivered a keynote presentation introducing its green finance and ESG solutions.

Amid the intensifying global clean energy race, the International Workshop “Vietnam – ASEAN Hydrogen Human Resources 2025” took place on 28 November 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, serving as a strong statement of Vietnam’s determination to catch up with global trends. The event, co-organized by the Vietnam–ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC), Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment (HCMUNRE), Pacific Group, and TPBank, was not merely a workshop but a “historic appointment” of four pillars—Academia, Industry, Finance, Policy—working together to address the biggest bottleneck: the high-quality human resources challenge.

At the thematic discussion session organized by the Vietnam–ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC), the topic “Vietnam – One of ASEAN’s Three Emerging Hydrogen Stars and Pathways to Real-World Project Collaboration” was placed in a particularly important context. The Global Hydrogen Review 2025 report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), recently published, for the first time dedicates an entire chapter to assessing hydrogen potential in ASEAN, in which Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia are identified as the three “emerging stars” with the ability to shape the region’s hydrogen market in the coming decade.

Ho Chi Minh City – November 27, 2025 – Speaking before Vietnam’s energy and industrial community at the Vietnam Future Energy Summit 2025, Dr. Hao Ngo, Business Development Director of NEUMAN & ESSER (NEA GROUP), delivered a comprehensive overview of the fast-developing global hydrogen economy while emphasizing the urgent need to accelerate projects from planning to real-world implementation.

Ho Chi Minh City, November 27, 2025 – As Vietnam continues to grapple with grid infrastructure constraints that hinder renewable-energy development, Japan’s leading construction and energy group Obayashi Corporation has introduced a breakthrough solution: building an independent green-hydrogen supply chain that converts surplus renewable electricity into clean fuel delivered directly to industrial users.

Abu Dhabi, UAE / Vietnam, November 10, 2025 — The Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club (VAHC) and Hydrogen Exchange Group (HX Group) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate hydrogen and clean fuel commercialization across Vietnam and Southeast Asia.