On October 18 in Hanoi, in the presence of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung and representatives of the four member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) officially signed the Viet Nam - EFTA Free Trade Agreement (VEFTA).

On October 13, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Luong Hoang Thai held a working session with MEDEF International, a French business organization, and representatives of French corporations operating in various sectors, including energy, industry, transport, construction and infrastructure development, food and beverages, and services, at the Ministry of Industry and Trade's headquarters. The meeting was attended by French Ambassador to Viet Nam Didier Le Bret and leaders of the Department of Foreign Market Development and Multilateral ...

On October 14, 2026, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Luong Hoang Thai received and held a working session with a delegation from Hamburg, Germany, led by the city's First Mayor, Peter Tschentscher, at the Ministry of Industry and Trade's headquarters.

On October 12, 2026, in Tbilisi, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang held talks with Irakli Nadareishvili, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, and attended and addressed the Viet Nam-Georgia Business Forum as part of Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan's official visit to Georgia.

On October 13, 2026, the Interagency Working Group on Foreign Affairs and International Integration in the Fields of Economy, Science and Technology held its inaugural meeting at the headquarters of the Office of the Government. The meeting was chaired by Pham Gia Tuc, a member of the Political Bureau, Standing Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Interagency Working Group.

ASEAN held consultations with its dialogue partners in Manila, the Philippines, on October 7 - 8, as part of the 44th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting.

On October 5 in Hanoi, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Viet Son held a working session with the Viet Nam Department of Geology and Minerals.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a ceremony on September 28 to announce and present the Prime Minister’s decision appointing Luong Hoang Thai as Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. Party Committee Secretary and Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung chaired the ceremony.

On September 24, 2026, as part of his working programme in the Federal Republic of Germany, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai held bilateral meetings with leaders of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Siemens Energy and KfW.

On September 23, 2026, as part of his working trip to Germany, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai visited the nacelle manufacturing plant of Siemens Energy in Cuxhaven to learn about the plant’s operations and explore potential cooperation with Viet Nam in the coming period.

Within the framework of his working trip to the Kingdom of Denmark, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai and a delegation from the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a working session with Vestas to discuss orientations for wind power development in Viet Nam, particularly offshore wind power, as well as opportunities for cooperation in technology, industry and supply chain development.

On the afternoon of September 21, at the headquarters of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) in Copenhagen, Denmark, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai held a working session with CIP executives on cooperation in developing renewable energy, offshore wind power and supply chains in Viet Nam.