On the occasion of accompanying Party General Secretary and President To Lam on his state visit to Australia, on August 11, 2026, in Canberra, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung and Australian Minister for Resources Madeleine King co-chaired the first session of the Vietnam - Australia Ministerial Dialogue on Energy and Minerals.

During his working trip accompanying Party General Secretary and President To Lam on a State visit to Australia, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung held a bilateral meeting with Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell in Canberra on August 11, 2026, to discuss measures to promote economic and trade relations between the two countries.

Continuing the agenda of the first extraordinary session of the 16th National Assembly, lawmakers convened on the afternoon of August 8 for a plenary discussion on the draft revised Petroleum Law, under the chairmanship of National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and the direction of National Assembly Vice President Nguyen Hong Dien. Party General Secretary and President To Lam and Prime Minister Le Minh Hung attended the session.

During the group discussion on the draft revised Petroleum Law, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung responded to and clarified a wide range of issues raised by National Assembly deputies.

On the afternoon of 31 July 2026, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung held talks with Lao Minister of Industry and Commerce Malaithong Kommasith during the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce delegation's working visit to Vietnam.

The launch of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Reading Culture Space underscores the Ministry’s commitment to fostering knowledge, strengthening the capacity of its workforce, and meeting the demands of sustainable development.

On the afternoon of July 28, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), Minister Le Manh Hung chaired a conference to review the power supply situation for the remaining months of 2026 and the formulation of the power system operation plan for 2027.

During a working visit to the U.S. in mid-July 2026, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung held a series of meetings with U.S. government officials and business partners to discuss strategic directions for advancing bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation.

Within the framework of his working visit to the U.S., Le Manh Hung, Minister of Industry and Trade, held meetings and working sessions with U.S. associations, conglomerates, and the business community to discuss orientations for promoting investment and business, as well as strengthening economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

On the afternoon of July 10, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung chaired a conference of the ministry's Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation, Digital Transformation and Scheme No. 06.

On June 25, 2026, at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) headquarters, Politburo member and Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc chaired a conference on promoting exports to achieve a double-digit growth target.

On the morning of June 22, 2026, Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung chaired a working session at the Ministry’s headquarters with Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and relevant stakeholders. The meeting focused on a comprehensive assessment of power supply operations during the first six months of 2026 and discussed solutions for the period ahead in light of increasingly challenging weather conditions and continuously rising electricity demand.