The Prime Minister has ordered stronger inspections and strict handling of counterfeit goods and trademark counterfeiting, aiming to increase the number of cases handled by at least 20% compared to May 2025.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is collecting public comments on a draft decree detailing the implementation of the Electricity Law regarding the protection corridor for power works and the management of hydropower dam safety. Once issued by the Government, the new decree will replace Decree No. 62/2025/ND-CP.

On 27th April 2026, the Special ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) on the latest situation in the Middle East was convened virtually under the chairmanship of H.E. Sharon S. Garin, Secretary of the Department of Energy of the Philippines, as ASEAN Chair 2026. The Meeting was attended by ASEAN Energy Ministers, the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), the ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and relevant agencies. Vietnam’s delegation to the Meeting comprised of representatives from ...

In the first three months of 2026, Singapore’s exports to Vietnam reached SGD 7.7 billion, up 6.5%, while imports from Vietnam totaled SGD 5.8 billion, surging 128.7%.

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 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.

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.

On April 9, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung signed Decision No. 666/QD-TTg assigning responsibilities to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers. Accordingly, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Secretary of the Government Party Committee, serves as head of the State Steering Committee for key national programs, works and projects.