On the morning of March 15, amid the vibrant nationwide atmosphere as voters head to the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026 - 2031 term, Polling Station No. 3 under Constituency No. 1 in Phu Lien Ward, Hai Phong City, solemnly held the opening ceremony for Election Day.

Tran Huu Linh, Director of the Agency for Domestic Market Management and Development, explained the recent move to manage fuel prices more flexibly, with adjustments made on a daily basis.

On March 12, 2026, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a trade promotion briefing with the network of Vietnam Trade Offices abroad for the first quarter of 2026.

On the morning of March 12, the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a ceremony to launch the Digital Platform for Overseas Market Development. Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son attended the event and delivered a keynote address.

Vietnam welcomes the IEA’s collective action to release oil stocks to address the global fuel supply crisis and affirms its readiness to work with the international community to support energy market stability.

On the morning of March 10 in Hanoi, Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung attended and delivered opening remarks at the Energy Shaping the Future Forum, which gathered more than 400 senior representatives from regulatory agencies, power companies, suppliers, and partners across Vietnam’s and Asia’s energy ecosystem.

The Government has issued Decree No. 72/2026/ND-CP amending preferential import tariffs on several petroleum products and materials used in petroleum production.

On March 6, Central Committee member 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, together with candidates for the 16th National Assembly from Constituency No. 02 of Hai Phong City, held voter meetings and conducted election campaigning in Kien An Ward and Thanh Ha Commune.

On the afternoon of March 3, 2026, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Acting Minister Le Manh Hung held a courtesy meeting with Ioannis Plakiotakis, First Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament.

On the afternoon of February 26, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) convened a meeting of the Steering Committee for the Development of Public Service Culture in the industry and trade sector. Party Central Committee member, Secretary of the MoIT Party Committee and Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung, Head of the Steering Committee, chaired the meeting.

On the morning of February 26, 2026, the 49th Meeting of the High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI 49) took place in Iloilo, Philippines, to discuss the ASEAN economic integration progress and how to implement the ASEAN Priority Economic Deliverables (PEDs) proposed by the Philippines for its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2026, and the preparations for the ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat scheduled for mid-March 2026.

On February 19, 2026, on the occasion of attending the opening session of the Gaza Peace Council in Washington D.C. at the invitation of US President Donald Trump, Party chief To Lam held talks with US Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer.