The Vietnam-Cuba business promotion forum took place in Hanoi on September 30, seeing the participation of visiting Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai.
At the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz is paying an official visit to Vietnam from September 28 to October 2.
Amid disruptions to global fuel supply caused by conflict in the Middle East, which have pushed up crude oil prices and affected domestic fuel supply and markets, the Government on March 9, 2026 issued Decree No. 72/2026/ND-CP amending the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) import tariff rates on several petroleum products to help stabilise the domestic market and ensure national energy security.