Viet Nam and Russia are expanding cooperation in trade, industry, and energy following a recent working session between Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang and Dmitry Nikolaevich Makhonin, Governor of Perm Krai, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) said on March 24.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch outlining a series of tasks and solutions to accelerate export growth in 2026 amid mounting global uncertainties.

Amid sharp fluctuations in the global energy market, particularly due to conflict in the Middle East, the Fuel Price Stabilisation Fund has become a key instrument to ease domestic petrol and diesel prices. Its recent high-level drawdowns have helped cool the market and limit impacts on households, production, and business activities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch, requesting stronger measures to ensure sufficient petrol supply for production, business activities and consumption by people and enterprises.

Vietnamese Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung held a discussion with a group of US enterprises in the energy, industrial, and aviation sectors under the US – ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Washington D.C. on February 2, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported on February 4.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan has expressed hope that the upcoming sixth round of reciprocal tariff negotiations with the US, slated for next week, will deliver positive outcomes.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the latest fuel price adjustment, effective from 3:00 pm on January 29, with most oil and petrol products seeing increases.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is named the lead agency, with overall responsibility for the agreement’s general goals and definitions, trade remedies, non-tariff barriers to trade and investment in renewable energy, competition policies, State-owned enterprises, enterprises with special or exclusive rights and those with designated monopolies, as well as institutional, general and final terms.

E5RON92 petrol is sold at the maximum of 18,438 VND (0.7 USD) per litre, down 278 VND from the baseline price, and RON95-III at 18,917 VND per litre, down 89 VND.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is set to launch its product traceability system at www.verigoods.vn on December 23, aiming to boost product information transparency, safeguard consumers, and promote sustainable business growth.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference in Ha Noi on December 22 to announce and present a decision transferring Chairman of the Members’ Council of the Viet Nam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) Le Manh Hung to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, where he was appointed Acting Minister.

According to data from the Agency for Domestic Market Surveillance and Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, e-commerce is playing a pivotal role in promoting the development of Viet Nam’s retail market. It not only contributes to revenue growth but also expands market access and promotes digital consumption.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) announced the latest fuel price adjustment, effective from 15:00 on November 27, with most oil and petrol products seeing decreases.

On the evening of November 19, the Ministry of Industry and Trade in coordination with the Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee opened the North Central Region–Ha Tinh Industry and Trade Fair 2025 and honoured the typical rural industrial products at the provincial level in 2025.

The technical-level round of negotiations on a balanced and fair reciprocal trade agreement between Viet Nam and the US is taking place as planned from November 12 – 14.

The retail prices of petrol and mazut 180CST 3.5S decreased slightly from 15:00 on November 6, following the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on clean energy cooperation with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and another MoU on product safety with the UK Department for Business and Trade.

Autumn Fair 2025, which will take place from October 26 to November 4, is the first national-scale trade fair directly directed by the Prime Minister.

In recent years, international e-commerce platforms have helped Vietnamese products to reach more customers and markets, becoming an important export channel for domestic manufacturers.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the latest fuel price adjustment, effective from 3:00 p.m. on October 2, with most oil and petrol products seeing increases.