On the morning of September 10, 2026, at the headquarters of the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty in the Bercy district of Paris, France, the Viet Nam Competition Commission (VCC) of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and France's Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention (DGCCRF) signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in the field of consumer protection.

On September 10, at a press conference announcing the President’s orders on 15 laws, Deputy Minister Nguyen Viet Son highlighted the core new points of the amended Petroleum Law.

Economic cooperation between Viet Nam and the Republic of Korea continues to develop positively, laying a solid foundation for the two countries to expand cooperation and work towards the target of USD 150 billion in bilateral trade by 2030.

On the afternoon of September 6, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Politburo member and Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc handed over the Prime Minister's decision appointing Nguyen Viet Son as Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.

On September 3, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) issued Circular No. 47/2026/TT-BCT detailing requirements for commodity exchange establishment dossiers, reporting obligations, and data connectivity in commodity trading activities conducted through commodity exchanges.

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.

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.

At the 33rd Diplomatic Conference held in Hanoi on August 4, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened a plenary session on "Diplomacy for national development in the new era - breakthrough thinking, decisive action and tangible results." Speaking at the session, Le Manh Cuong, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam), presented a paper entitled "Ensuring energy security amid today's complex geopolitical landscape: The role and contributions of the diplomatic sector, and ...

On the afternoon of July 31, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) convened a conference of key officials on personnel affairs to carry out the nomination process for the appointment of a Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. The conference was chaired by Comrade Le Manh Hung, Secretary of the MoIT Party Committee and Minister of Industry and Trade.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has signed Decision No. 1426/QD-TTg, dated July 29, 2026, reappointing the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.

A draft decree amending Decree No. 62/2025/ND-CP seeks to address practical implementation issues, clarify regulatory authority, and strengthen the management of electrical safety and the protection of power infrastructure.

On 29 July, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Deputy Minister Phan Thi Thang received Marie Keller, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the French Embassy in Vietnam, to discuss measures to further advance bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the time ahead. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Foreign Market Development Department and the Electricity Authority.