Crude oil supplies for domestic refineries have been maintained, and petrol supplies for the coming months remain secure, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said while chairing a meeting in Hanoi on March 17 with the task force for energy security.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has called for stronger coordination between the National Assembly's Standing Committee and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) in law-making, supervision, and social feedback activities in 2026.

Vietnam attaches importance to its Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the US, with cooperation in science, technology, innovation and digital economy serving as one of the key groundbreaking pillars, Minister of Public Security General Luong Tam Quang said on March 17.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 17 received a visiting delegation from the Eisenhower Fellowships, during which he called for closer and more effective cooperation between Vietnam and the US in education and training through new and breakthrough approaches.

Representatives from businesses and industry associations met in Ho Chi Minh City on March 17 to discuss measures to ease pressures on production and trade, and stablise the domestic market amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The 35th Vietnam International Trade Fair (Vietnam Expo 2026), one of the country’s most prestigious and long-established events of its kind, will be held from April 8 – 11 at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Hanoi's Dong Anh commune.

VOV.VN - The 10th Vietnam-China Border Defence Friendship Exchange officially began on the morning of March 18, with numerous activities held in northern Quang Ninh province.

VOV.VN - Border guards received 344 Vietnamese citizens handed over by the Cambodian side at Hoa Lu International Border Gate on March 17, where four people were found to be wanted under decisions issued by police in several provinces and cities.

VOV.VN - The State needs to build a national strategic petroleum reserve system, as most petroleum reserves in Vietnam are currently held by key traders under commercial obligations.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Ambassador to Argentina, Ngo Minh Nguyet, received CLATE President Julio Fuentes at the embassy in Buenos Aires on March 17, with the two sides discussing stronger cooperation between the Latin American and Caribbean public-sector union organisation and Vietnamese trade unions.