Crude oil reserves seen as key to Vietnam’s energy security in an uncertain world

Crude oil reserves seen as key to Vietnam’s energy security in an uncertain world

VOV.VN - As global volatility intensifies, energy security is emerging as a top priority worldwide, including in Vietnam, where crude oil reserves are no longer just about ensuring supply but increasingly about safeguarding broader economic resilience.

Singapore tops foreign investment inflows into Vietnam
Vietnam industrial output rises 9% in Q1, highest in seven years
SBV to keep interest rates stable: Deputy Governor
Vietnam ensures sufficient fuel supply through April amid global uncertainties
Vietnam ensures sufficient fuel supply through April amid global uncertainties

Vietnam’s domestic fuel supply is sufficient to meet demand through the end of April 2026, authorities said at the Government’s regular press conference on April 4, amid rising global energy concerns linked to the escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Vietnam ensures sufficient fuel supply through April amid global uncertainties
Quang Tri seeks to unlock potential of marine tourism’s “golden triangle”
Quang Tri seeks to unlock potential of marine tourism’s “golden triangle”

Central Quang Tri province is looking to awaken the untapped potential of its marine tourism by developing Cua Tung, Cua Viet and Con Co special zone into a “golden triangle” of high-end destinations.

Quang Tri seeks to unlock potential of marine tourism’s “golden triangle”
Vietnam GDP grows 7.83% in Q1, driven by industry and services
Vietnam GDP grows 7.83% in Q1, driven by industry and services

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s economy expanded by an estimated 7.83% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, driven mainly by strong performance in industry, construction and services, according to the National Statistics Office.

Vietnam GDP grows 7.83% in Q1, driven by industry and services
CPI up 3.51% in Q1, transport and housing drive price pressures
CPI up 3.51% in Q1, transport and housing drive price pressures

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 3.51% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, with transport and housing costs emerging as the main drivers of inflation, according to the National Statistics Office.

CPI up 3.51% in Q1, transport and housing drive price pressures
Vietnam–China QR payment expansion boosts tourism, business opportunities
Vietnam–China QR payment expansion boosts tourism, business opportunities

The National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS), in collaboration with Ant International - a unit of China-based Ant Group, and Vietcombank, on April 3 announced the expansion of cross-border QR code payment services between Vietnam and China.

Vietnam–China QR payment expansion boosts tourism, business opportunities
US journal highlights reasons why global firms should choose Vietnam for expansion
US journal highlights reasons why global firms should choose Vietnam for expansion

An article published on US-based Entrepreneur.com on April 1 highlighted that an increasing number of international companies are choosing Vietnam as a key destination in their global growth strategies, amid a growing trend of supply chain diversification aimed at reducing risks from trade and economic uncertainties.

US journal highlights reasons why global firms should choose Vietnam for expansion
HCM City records strongest Q1 growth in five years at 8.27%
HCM City records strongest Q1 growth in five years at 8.27%

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City’s economy expanded by 8.27% year on year in the first quarter of 2026, marking its fastest growth for the same period in five years, according to the municipal statistics office.

HCM City records strongest Q1 growth in five years at 8.27%
Halal strategy opens trillion-dollar opportunity for Vietnamese food exports
Halal strategy opens trillion-dollar opportunity for Vietnamese food exports

VOV.VN - Vietnamese food exporters are being urged to tap into the rapidly expanding global Halal market, seen as a trillion-dollar opportunity, particularly in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Southeast Asia.

Halal strategy opens trillion-dollar opportunity for Vietnamese food exports
Vitality of Vietnamese Goods programme promotes safe food consumption
Vitality of Vietnamese Goods programme promotes safe food consumption

VOV.VN - The fourth edition of the “Vitality of Vietnamese Goods” programme opened in Hanoi on April 3, aiming to promote safe food consumption, strengthen supply–demand connections, and expand domestic distribution channels.

Vitality of Vietnamese Goods programme promotes safe food consumption
Vietnam exports surge over 17% in Q1 despite Middle East tensions
Vietnam exports surge over 17% in Q1 despite Middle East tensions

Despite mounting global headwinds, particularly escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Vietnam’s exports remained resilient in the first quarter of 2026, reaching nearly US$100 billion, up more than 17% year-on-year.

Vietnam exports surge over 17% in Q1 despite Middle East tensions
Ho Chi Minh City launches 12-month market stabilisation programme
Ho Chi Minh City launches 12-month market stabilisation programme

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has launched its 2026–2027 market stabilisation programme, aimed at keeping prices in check, ensuring supply and stabilising living conditions as fuel, transport and input costs fluctuate.

Ho Chi Minh City launches 12-month market stabilisation programme
Vietnam issues new control procedures to tackle IUU fishing
Vietnam issues new control procedures to tackle IUU fishing

Vietnam has introduced a new set of procedures to tighten control over foreign fishing vessels entering its ports.

Vietnam issues new control procedures to tackle IUU fishing
Ho Chi Minh City promotes logistics supply chain cooperation with US state
Ho Chi Minh City promotes logistics supply chain cooperation with US state

Ho Chi Minh City and the US's Oregon state hold strong potential to develop logistics supply chains, helping boost bilateral trade, experts said at the 2026 Ho Chi Minh City–Oregon Economic Cooperation Forum on April 2.

Ho Chi Minh City promotes logistics supply chain cooperation with US state
State budget revenue up 10.2% in Q1
State budget revenue up 10.2% in Q1

Total state budget revenue in the first quarter of 2026 is estimated at VND820 trillion (US$31.1 billion), equivalent to 32.4% of the annual target and up 10.2% year-on-year, the Ministry of Finance reported.

State budget revenue up 10.2% in Q1
Vietnam, India look to boost business connectivity through Vietnam Expo 2026
Vietnam, India look to boost business connectivity through Vietnam Expo 2026

A virtual seminar has set the stage for business-to-business (B2B) networking between Vietnamese firms and a delegation of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) ahead of the 35th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2026), which is scheduled to take place on April 8–11 in Hanoi.

Vietnam, India look to boost business connectivity through Vietnam Expo 2026
Dong Nai exports 220 tonnes of bananas, boosts market expansion
Dong Nai exports 220 tonnes of bananas, boosts market expansion

VOV.VN - The People’s Committee of Dong Nai Province held a ceremony on April 2 to export bananas and promote farm produce exports in 2026, aimed at introducing fresh bananas and key agricultural products while building the province’s agricultural brand.

Dong Nai exports 220 tonnes of bananas, boosts market expansion
Sandbox mechanism proposed for international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh City
Sandbox mechanism proposed for international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh City

VOV.VN - A scientific workshop on a regulatory sandbox mechanism for the international financial centre was held in Hanoi on April 2 by the Ho Chi Minh City International Financial Centre (VIFC-HCMC), the Global On-chain Economy Alliance (GOE Alliance), the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) and the Nationa

Sandbox mechanism proposed for international financial centre in Ho Chi Minh City
State Bank blocks nearly VND4 trillion in suspected fraudulent transactions
State Bank blocks nearly VND4 trillion in suspected fraudulent transactions

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s payment risk monitoring and prevention system has supported alerts to about 3.5 million customers, with more than 1.1 million of them proactively suspending or cancelling transactions after receiving warnings, thereby blocking transactions worth nearly VND4 trillion.

State Bank blocks nearly VND4 trillion in suspected fraudulent transactions
Vietnam’s strawberry exports jump 2,000-fold
Vietnam’s strawberry exports jump 2,000-fold

VOV.VN - Vietnamese strawberry exports have recorded a dramatic surge, reaching US$3.4 million in the first two months of the year, roughly 2,000 times higher than the same period last year, according to Vietnam Customs.

Vietnam’s strawberry exports jump 2,000-fold
Vietnam, Mexico bolster substantive and sustainable agricultural cooperation
Vietnam, Mexico bolster substantive and sustainable agricultural cooperation

VOV.VN - As part of the 2026 external affairs programme, a delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, led by Deputy Minister Tran Thanh Nam, paid a working visit to Mexico from April 1 to 4 during a broader trip to North America.

Vietnam, Mexico bolster substantive and sustainable agricultural cooperation
Italy introduces business acceleration platform at ProPak Vietnam 2026
Italy introduces business acceleration platform at ProPak Vietnam 2026

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA), in collaboration with the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association (UCIMA), is introducing OpportunItaly, a business acceleration platform co-run by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ITA, at the ongoing 19th ProPak Vietnam 2026.

Italy introduces business acceleration platform at ProPak Vietnam 2026
Can Tho looks to attract greater investment from RoK
Can Tho looks to attract greater investment from RoK

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho called for stronger investment from the Republic of Korea (RoK) during a working session with a delegation led by Korean Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Jung Jungtae, as the two sides seek to deepen bilateral cooperation in the coming time.

Can Tho looks to attract greater investment from RoK
Kerosene temporarily excluded from fuel base pricing
Kerosene temporarily excluded from fuel base pricing

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has temporarily suspended the use of kerosene in the calculation of fuel base price until April 28, according to the ministry’s Decision 571, dated March 28.

Kerosene temporarily excluded from fuel base pricing
Foreign trade through Lao Cai border gate up 49% in first quarter
Foreign trade through Lao Cai border gate up 49% in first quarter

Total import – export turnover through the Lao Cai International Border Gate in the northern province of Lao Cai reached nearly US$425 million in the first quarter of 2026, marking a year-on-year rise of 49%, according to local customs authorities.

Foreign trade through Lao Cai border gate up 49% in first quarter
“Golden” time for Vietnam to tap new growth drivers
“Golden” time for Vietnam to tap new growth drivers

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s traditional growth drivers are reaching their limits. To meet growth targets for 2026-2030, this is seen as a favourable time to shift towards new growth drivers.

“Golden” time for Vietnam to tap new growth drivers
HCM City posts over 8% growth in Q1, double-digit target seen as achievable
HCM City posts over 8% growth in Q1, double-digit target seen as achievable

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City recorded economic growth of more than 8% in the first quarter of 2026, maintaining strong momentum despite global uncertainties, with officials expressing confidence that the city’s full-year double-digit growth target remains achievable.

HCM City posts over 8% growth in Q1, double-digit target seen as achievable
Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial parks draw over US$772 million in Q1
Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial parks draw over US$772 million in Q1

Industrial parks and export processing zones in Ho Chi Minh City secured US$772.14 million in investment in the first quarter of 2026, including both newly registered and expanded projects, fulfilling 18.17% of the city’s annual target of US$4.25 billion.

Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial parks draw over US$772 million in Q1
French professor suggests sustainable energy transition path for Vietnam
French professor suggests sustainable energy transition path for Vietnam

Vietnam still relies significantly on imported fossil fuels, indicating the urgent need to transition toward a more sustainable energy system not only to meet climate commitments but also to ensure long-term energy security.

French professor suggests sustainable energy transition path for Vietnam
Agro-forestry-fishery exports rise nearly 6% in Q1
Agro-forestry-fishery exports rise nearly 6% in Q1

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports reached US$16.69 billion in the first three months of 2026, up 5.9% year-on-year, announced a regular press briefing held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in Hanoi on April 1.

Agro-forestry-fishery exports rise nearly 6% in Q1
Vietnam–Australia chamber debuts in Western Australia to boost trade, investment
Vietnam–Australia chamber debuts in Western Australia to boost trade, investment

VOV.VN - The Vietnam–Australia National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NAVCCI) was launched on March 31 at the Canning City Administrative Centre in Western Australia, marking a new milestone in efforts to promote economic, trade and investment ties between Vietnam and the state.

Vietnam–Australia chamber debuts in Western Australia to boost trade, investment
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