In order to implement the important common perceptions reached by the senior leaders of Vietnam and China on expanding the scale of bilateral trade and gradually moving towards trade balance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade organized a series of trade and investment promotion activities in China, including: (i) facilitating enterprises’ participation in trade and investment promotion activities and showcasing Vietnam’s key export products in Kunming, Yunnan province; (ii) organizing enterprises to participate in the 5th RCEP (Shandong) ...

Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang commended the launch of negotiations on a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Vietnam and MERCOSUR, while expressing a desire to further expand investment and trade cooperation.

On April 23 in Hanoi, Vietnam and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on export control cooperation, enhancing coordination in trade management in line with international standards.

On April 22, the seminar “Strengthening connectivity, promoting cooperation and innovation in Vietnam - India textile, garment and footwear industries” was held in an online format.

On the morning of April 22 in Hanoi, the Agency for Domestic Market Surveillance and Development  under the Ministry of Industry and Trade organised a seminar to collect feedback on the draft decree replacing Decree No. 60/2024/ND-CP on the development and management of traditional markets.

On the morning of April 21, 2026, the 18th Meeting of the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement Negotiating Committee (ACAFTA TNC 18) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia. Alongside this meeting, working groups responsible for negotiating various chapters of the ACAFTA Agreement also meet, some since April 16th till 24th, 2026.

On the morning of April 22, at the Government Headquarters, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired a working session with the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the implementation of assigned tasks for 2026.

On April 21, 2026, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang held a meeting with Gerd Müller, Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The meeting set out orientations for expanded cooperation in the 2025 - 2030 period, with a focus on green transition and enhancing global competitiveness.

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a “key driver” helping the industrial sector transform toward greater modernity and efficiency.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is stepping up its review and proposing cuts to administrative procedures and business conditions in a bid to reduce costs, shorten processing times, and facilitate business operations.

With a series of timely, practical adjustments, Decree No. 235/2025/ND-CP is expected to remove longstanding bottlenecks in industrial promotion activities, while opening new development space for rural industrial enterprises amid green transition and digital transformation.

In the first quarter of 2026, the Vietnam Trade Office in India implemented a wide range of flexible, multi-channel trade promotion activities, placing enterprises at the centre of its support efforts.