The draft Law on Derivatives Trading in Commodities aims to establish a legal framework enabling businesses and producers to hedge against price risks and gradually establish benchmark prices for Vietnamese commodities.

On November 9, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son held talks with the Agency for Domestic Market Surveillance and Development to discuss measures to ensure petroleum supply and stabilize the market in the final months of 2026, as well as plans for 2027.

The MOIT has released the Viet Nam National Energy Security Report 2026, which finds the country among only 13 of 177 nations to have maintained energy stability.

On the morning of November 9, 2026, in Tokyo, as part of the official visit to Japan by To Lam, Party General Secretary and State President, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung and Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Ryosei co-chaired the 8th meeting of the Viet Nam - Japan Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy.

On the occasion of Viet Nam Law Day, November 9, 2026, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung has sent a congratulatory message to all officials and civil servants working in institutional and legal development across the industry and trade sector.

During the opening days of CIIE 2026, Vietnamese businesses connected with numerous partners, signed memorandums of understanding, and explored new export opportunities in China.

On November 7, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Minister Le Manh Hung chaired a conference on the operation of the national power system and the assurance of electricity supply for 2027-2028.

On the morning of November 7, the plenary session of the Viet Nam Logistics Forum 2026, themed "Connecting highland logistics, reaching out to global supply chains," officially opened in Gia Lai province.

At the Viet Nam Logistics Forum 2026, held in Gia Lai on November 7, Tran Thanh Hai, Deputy Director-General of the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), stressed that logistics development in the coming period should be measured by its ability to create and retain value in Viet Nam.

Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the People’s Committee of Phu Tho province have organised the handover and reception of the College of Industry and Food Technology, opening a new phase of development for the institution.

Within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the 37th APEC Foreign and Economic Ministers' Meeting (AMM 37) took place virtually on November 3, 2026.

The “Vietnamese Goods for Vietnamese Consumers” programme for 2026 - 2030, approved under Decision No. 2069/QD-TTg dated October 29, 2026, marks a new shift in the approach to developing the domestic market.