On the afternoon of August 18, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), in coordination with relevant ministries and sectors, held a ceremony to unveil the 2025 FTA Index, a set of indicators assessing the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs) by localities in 2025.

On August 18, 2026, the Fourth Session of the Joint Committee on Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation between Viet Nam and Uruguay was held in Ha Noi, co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam Phan Thi Thang and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay Valeria Csukasi.

On August 18, 2026, the Fourth Session of the Joint Committee on Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation between Viet Nam and Uruguay was held in Ha Noi, co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam Phan Thi Thang and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay Valeria Csukasi.

On the afternoon of August 17 in Ha Noi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a meeting to seek opinions from its affiliated units on the draft Strategy for Goods Import and Export through 2030, with a vision to 2045.

On the morning of August 17, the Agency for Foreign Trade (AFT) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a meeting to address difficulties and obstacles arising in the receipt and processing of applications and procedures for the issuance of Certificates of Origin (C/O).

On the afternoon of August 17, chaired by Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Hong Dien, the National Assembly Standing Committee gave its opinions on the explanation, incorporation and revision of the draft revised Petroleum Law.

From August 10-14, 2026, in Sofia, the Vietnam Trade Office in Bulgaria held working sessions with a number of Bulgarian agencies, chambers of commerce and trade promotion and business support organizations to discuss economic and trade cooperation and introduce Vietnam International Sourcing 2026.

On the morning of August 13, 2026, in Da Nang City, the Agency for Innovation, Green Transition and Industry Promotion (IGIP), under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), held a workshop to consult on the draft establishment of a Fund for Promoting Economical and Efficient Use of Energy.

On August 14, in Da Nang City, the Agency for Innovation, Green Transition and Industry Promotion (Agency IGIP), Ministry of Industry and Trade, organized the National Conference on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy 2026.

As part of the state visit delegation accompanying Party General Secretary and President To Lam to New Zealand, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung held a bilateral meeting with New Zealand Minister for Trade and Investment Todd McClay on the morning of August 13, 2026.

The 2026 UK - Viet Nam Summit was held in Hanoi on August 12, focusing on fields that are creating new momentum for growth, including artificial intelligence (AI), financial technology, crypto assets, commodity derivatives markets and logistics.

On August 12, 2026, Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang held an online working session with Andrea Corao Faria, Venezuela's Deputy Minister for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.