VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to launch a nationwide campaign promoting energy efficiency and a green lifestyle in response to Earth Hour 2026, with a large-scale kickoff event expected to attract more than 2,000 participants, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Amid escalating Middle East tensions disrupting global energy supplies, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Algeria to support Vietnam’s energy security during a phone call on March 18 with Algerian Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb.

Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son has signed Decision No. 441/QD-TTg approving a plan to implement Vietnam’s orientation for mobilising, managing and utilising official development assistance (ODA) and foreign concessional loans in the 2026–2030 period.

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.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 17 met Bader Abdullah Almatrooshi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Vietnam, to discuss ways to realize outcomes of his recent phone talks with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, including stronger cooperation in energy security.

A training course on Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS) for 2026, supported by Canada, officially opened on March 16 at the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) in Hanoi, highlighting the military’s role in promoting gender equality and supporting peace and security commitments.

VOV.VN - On the evening of March 15, at Noi Bai International Airport, the Ministry of Public Security held a departure ceremony for Task Group No. 8, whose members will serve in the United Nations peacekeeping mission at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in the Republic of South Sudan in 2026.

VOV.VN - China’s foreign, defence and public security ministers will visit Vietnam from March 15 to 17 to attend the first meeting of the Vietnam-China ministerial-level “3+3” strategic dialogue mechanism.

Ensuring security and safety alongside the accelerated application of digital data and information technology has been identified as a central priority in preparation for the upcoming NA and People's Council election, Maj. Gen. Nguyen Quoc Toan, Chief of Office and Spokesperson of Ministry of Public Security has said.

VOV.VN - Researchers, experts and policy representatives from Vietnam and India discussed maritime security challenges and cooperation opportunities amid growing changes in the Indo-Pacific region, at the second maritime dialogue held recently in New Delhi.