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.

On December 8, Israel and Costa Rica signed a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). At the headquarters of Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry in Jerusalem, Minister Nir Barkat signed the agreement on behalf of Israel, while his counterpart, Minister of Foreign Trade Manuel Tovar Rivera, represented Costa Rica. The agreement marks a significant milestone in the two countries’ economic cooperation, a strategic move aimed at promoting Israel’s exports, expanding bilateral trade, deepening commercial ties with one of Latin America’s ...

On the morning of December 10, the National Assembly adopted the law on E-commerce with 444 out of 446 deputies present voting in favour.

Continuing the agenda of the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly, on the afternoon of 4 December, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, authorized by the Prime Minister, presented a summary of the Government’s submission and the key policy components outlined in the draft Resolution of the National Assembly on mechanisms and policies for national energy development for the 2026-2030 period.

On 1 December 2025 in Havana, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang and Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Deborah Rivas Saavedra co-chaired the first meeting of the Joint Committee on the implementation of the Vietnam-Cuba Trade Agreement.

On December 3, 2025, in Hanoi, the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) organized the 2025 Digital Transformation Forum for the Industry and Trade sector, under the theme “Dual Transformation: Supply Chain Digitalization - Green Growth.”

On December 2, in Vientiane, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s working delegation, visited and held a working session with the Vietnam Trade Office in Laos.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan accompanied Deputy PM Bui Thanh Son to attend the 13th Conference on Cooperation and Development of Vietnam-Cambodia Border Provinces and a series of bilateral activities in Phnom Penh from November 27 to 29.