The PM asked each ministry, sector, and locality to identify breakthrough impetuses, devise concrete measures, and assign clear responsibilities in order to achieve double-digit expansion.

All Vietnamese vessels operating in the Middle East remain safe despite disruptions to maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at a regular press briefing on April 2.

Viet Nam has been stepping up diplomatic efforts to help ensure energy security amid growing global uncertainty, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry's regular press briefing on April 2.

Viet Nam has reaffirmed its active and responsible role at the 61st regular session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which concluded in Geneva on March 31 after six weeks of meetings amid increasingly complex global developments.

The Private Economic Development Research Board (Board IV) under the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform has submitted seven groups of solutions to the Prime Minister for consideration to help enterprises cope with the impacts of the Middle East conflict.

Three weeks after conflict erupted in the Middle East, security situation in Israel remains uncertain, but the daily lives of the Vietnamese community there have generally begun to stabilise.

A range of fuel price support measures has been applied, including the use of the petrol price stabilisation fund and adjustments to taxes and fees. As a result, domestic fuel prices are currently lower than in most countries in the region, a significant effort under present conditions.

Crude oil supplies for domestic refineries have been maintained, and petrol supplies for the coming months remain secure, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while chairing a meeting in Ha Noi on March 17 with the task force for energy security.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed authorities to govern petrol and oil prices in a way that ensures balanced interests among the State, businesses and consumers while maintaining stable fuel supply and preventing market disruptions.

Vietnamese embassies in the Middle East remain open and ready to assist citizens of ASEAN countries in cases of difficulty or emergency, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said at the special ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting on the Middle East situation, held online on the afternoon of March 13.

The Government on March 9 issued Decree No. 72/2026/ND-CP adjusting preferential import tariff rates on several fuel products and raw materials used in fuel production, aiming to help businesses secure supply and stabilise the domestic fuel market.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 9 held phone talks with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to discuss regional situation and bilateral ties.

The Vietnamese Government has issued Resolution No. 36/NQ-CP outlining urgent measures to safeguard national energy security and prevent fuel disruption amid escalating Middle East tensions.

Amid the complex situation in the Middle East affecting international logistics, the Customs Department on March 6 instructed its regional sub-departments to provide maximum support to businesses, prioritising the flexible handling of procedures such as cancellation of declarations, re-importation, or route adjustments to ensure the smooth customs clearance of Vietnamese enterprises’ import and export goods.

Thirteen flights operated by Middle Eastern airlines to and from Viet Nam via Noi Bai International Airport were cancelled from February 28 to March 2 due to escalating military tensions in the Middle East, affecting around 2,800 passengers.