The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just issued an urgent official dispatch on the organization of the First Spring Fair 2026, scheduled to take place from February 2 to February 13 at the Vietnam Exhibition Center.

According to the list announced by the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, member of the Party Committee of the Government, Secretary of the Party Committee and Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung was elected to the 14th Party Central Committee with strong confidence from the Congress.

On the morning of January 20 in Hanoi, the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was solemnly opened, with President Luong Cuong delivering the opening address. 

At the preparatory session on January 19, the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam elected a Presidium consisting of 16 Politburo members, a Secretariat of five members, and a Credentials Committee comprising 13 members.

On the occasion of the 14th National Congress of the Party, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang clarifies the core, pillar role of Vietnam’s industry and trade sector in national economic development and national energy security, as well as key tasks and solutions for 2026 and the period ahead

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) requires power sector units to proactively prepare all possible scenarios to ensure the safe, stable and continuous operation of the power system during the 14th National Party Congress and the Lunar New Year 2026.

On January 14, 2026, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai held a meeting and working session with Comrade Zhang Yunming, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.

In 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Trade identifies seven key focus areas in its administrative reform work plan.

On December 31, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a Proclamation adjusting U.S. import tariff policy on timber, lumber and wood-derived products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Accordingly, the United States decided to delay the planned tariff increase on several finished wood products, including upholstered chairs, kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027.

After months stranded at Karachi Port, nearly 500 containers of Vietnamese tea have been cleared for re-export, easing a major bottleneck for tea exporters.

On the morning of December 26 in Hanoi, the Electricity Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a conference to review its performance in 2025 and outline tasks for 2026. Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung attended and delivered a keynote address. Also present were Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long, representatives of MoIT-affiliated units, energy and power corporations and general corporations, along with all officials, civil servants, public employees and workers of the Electricity ...

With 424 out of 436 deputies present voting in favor, on the morning of December 11, the National Assembly passed a Resolution on mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the 2026-2030 period.