From August 12 to 17, 2026, the Trade Office under the Consulate General of Viet Nam in Houston, Texas, organized working sessions with a number of associations and businesses in the southern United States operating in the food and beverage sector.

As part of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s project on “Promoting Vietnamese enterprises’ direct participation in overseas distribution networks through 2030,” the Department of Foreign Market Development, in coordination with the Department of Commerce of Yunnan Province, organized the “Week promoting Viet Nam’s distinctive export products in Yunnan, China” in Kunming, Yunnan Province, from August 21 to 24, 2026.

On the afternoon of August 19, 2026, the Executive Committee of the Ministry of Industry and Trade CPV Organisation (MoIT CPV Committee) held a conference to disseminate and implement Conclusion No. 207-KL/TW of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat regarding the continued execution of Directive No. 30-CT/TW on consumer protection.In line with Plan No. 22-KH/ĐUB dated December 5, 2025, of the MoIT CPV Committee, on the afternoon of August 19, 2026, the MoIT CPV Committee, with the Party Committee of the National Competition Commission ...

Not merely a place for signing contracts, trade promotion programs are opening doors for Vietnamese footwear businesses to meet the right customers, gain a clearer understanding of market trends and seek partners to develop domestic materials and components.

On August 20, a seminar on “Trade and investment promotion and business connectivity between Viet Nam and Chile in energy equipment and industrial electrical machinery and equipment” was held in Chile.

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.