General Secretary To Lam has called for a concrete strategy to restructure the economy, gradually balance the trade balance while maintaining economic growth, and “remove constraints” in outdated thinking.

On the afternoon of March 16, 2026, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang held a working session with Suren Baghdararyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Vietnam. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Department of Foreign Market Development, the Agency of Foreign Trade, and the Trade Promotion Agency on the Vietnamese side.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Long led a delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to attend the Indo-Pacific Business and Energy Security Forum held in Tokyo, Japan, from March 14 to 15, 2026. The forum was jointly organized by the US National Energy Dominance Council and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).

On the morning of March 15, together with voters across the country, leaders of the Party and State cast their ballots in the elections for deputies to the 16th National Assembly and members of People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term.

On March 15, nearly 79 million voters across Vietnam are participating in the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and members of People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term.

On the morning of March 15, amid the vibrant nationwide atmosphere as voters head to the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term, Polling Station No. 3 under Constituency No. 1 in Phu Lien Ward, Hai Phong City, solemnly held the opening ceremony for Election Day.

Tran Huu Linh, Director of the Agency for Domestic Market Management and Development, explained the recent move to manage fuel prices more flexibly, with adjustments made on a daily basis.

On the morning of March 13, 2026, the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat (AEMR 32) took place in Taguig, Philippines, chaired by the Philippines Secretary of Trade and Industry, Cristina A. Roque, with the participation of the Economic Ministers of ASEAN member countries and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn. Viet Nam delegation attending the meeting was led by Head of the Multilateral Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, and participated by representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Multilateral Trade ...

On March 12, 2026, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a trade promotion briefing with the network of Vietnam Trade Offices abroad for the first quarter of 2026.

On the morning of March 12, the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a ceremony to launch the Digital Platform for Overseas Market Development. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the event and delivered a keynote address.

Vietnam welcomes the IEA’s collective action to release oil stocks to address the global fuel supply crisis and affirms its readiness to work with the international community to support energy market stability.

A decree guiding the implementation of Resolution 253 will specify mechanisms for adjusting and updating the national power development plan as well as regulations for offshore wind power development during the 2026 - 2035 period.