On March 13, 2026, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc chaired a workshop on solutions to promote double-digit growth from traditional drivers and new drivers while ensuring energy stability in Ho Chi Minh City.

The draft amendments to the Law on Oil and Gas focus on five major policy groups, aiming to improve the efficiency of resource exploitation in association with environmental protection and climate change response; create new growth driving force, unlock resources, and contribute to safeguarding maritime sovereignty and national energy security.