Acting Minister Le Manh Hung chaired a meeting to deploy solutions ensuring electricity supply in 2026 and accelerating key power generation and grid projects.

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 January 21, at the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Le Manh Hung, Party Committee Secretary and Acting Minister of Industry and Trade, delivered a policy statement entitled “Developing an Autonomous, Connected, Modernized Vietnamese Industry and Trade Sector with Green and Digital Transformation, and Effective Integration into Global Production and Supply Chains.” The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s E-Portal respectfully presents the full text of the statement below.

On the afternoon of December 31, 2025, in Hanoi, the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development held a conference to review its work in 2025 and outline tasks for 2026. Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung attended the conference. Also present were Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan, leaders of units under the Ministry, and all civil servants and employees of the Department of Domestic Market Management and Development.

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 ...

On December 21, the Prime Minister presented a decision transferring Comrade Le Manh Hung, Chairman of Petrovietnam, to take up duties at the Ministry of Industry and Trade and assigning him to serve as Acting Minister of Industry and Trade.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade held a national conference on December 19, 2025 to review sector performance in 2021-2025 and outline key tasks for 2026.

On December 14, 2025, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien attended the inauguration ceremony of the Nhon Trach 3 and Nhon Trach 4 Power Plants, an event held in conjunction with the installation of a commemorative plaque celebrating the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

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 5, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien held a working session with the Chairman of ThaiBev Group and senior leaders of Saigon Beer - Alcohol - Beverage Corporation (SABECO).

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 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.