The Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien contributed constructive ideas to strengthen economic cooperation among ASEAN member states and between them with their partners at the 54th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM-54) and related meetings in Cambodia last week.

On September 8, 2022, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a meeting with Singaporean Minister of Industry and Trade Gan Kim Yong and the second Minister of Finance and Economy of Brunei Dato Amin Liew on the sidelines of the Ministerial Conference under the Indo-Pacific Economic Partnership (IPEF), which was held on 8-9 September 2022 in Los Angeles, USA.

On September 8-9, 2022, the Vietnamese delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien attended the Ministerial Conference under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) hosted by USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai and US Secretary of Commerce Gina Marie Raimondo.

On August 23, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) held the fifth meeting of the Japan-Vietnam Joint Committee on Cooperation in Industry, Trade and Energy, with METI Minister Nishimura and H.E. Mr. Nguyen Hong Dien, Vietnam's Minister of Industry and Trade, serving as co-chairs. In the meeting, the two ministers confirmed that they will further develop the economic relations between the two  countries, and agreed to issue a joint ministerial statement and a fact sheet.

A conference to promote the consumption of Hung Yen's longan and agricultural products for 2022 in both direct and online forms throughout 25 provinces and cities and including 11 countries and territories such as China, the US, Australia and Japan, took place on August 9.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) wishes to collaborate with Vietnam in high quality human resources training, technology transfer as well as in mineral exploitation and processing, said RoK Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang during talks with visiting Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien in Seoul on August 2.

On the sidelines of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12) organised between 12-15 June 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had bilateral meetings with a number of partners including Israel, Costa Rica, Australia, Singapore and the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade (INTA).

Vietnam and Thailand held the fourth meeting of their Joint Trade Committee in Bangkok on April 20, working out orientations, measures, and action plans to soon raise bilateral trade to 25 billion USD.

The 31st Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2022) was kicked off on April 13 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in conjunction with localities and agencies, under the theme “Step together in digitalised world.”

The 12th Vietnam - Laos border trade development cooperation conference was held in the Lao capital of Vientiane on April 11 under the co-chair of Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and his Lao counterpart Khampheng Xaysompheng.

Vietnam hopes to establish long-term stable trade and investment ties with Australia and receive technology in sustainable coal mining and processing from Australia, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien met with South African Ambassador Mpetjane Kgaogelo Lekgoro on April 2, saying that Vietnam is now in urgent need of diversifying coal supply sources as it is promoting post-pandemic economic recovery.