VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed authorities to ensure sufficient energy supply, particularly petroleum, for production, business activities and people’s daily consumption under all circumstances, amid growing global uncertainties linked to Middle East tensions.

The conflict in the Middle East is a major shock to the global energy market, pushing prices skyward and making supply security a top concern, said Shan Saeed, Global Chief Economist at Malaysia-based international real estate firm IQI Juwai, adding that the impact on Vietnam remains cyclical and manageable.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s state-owned Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC has signed cooperation documents with major US energy firms to explore crude oil and biofuel supplies, as the two countries seek to deepen energy ties and support more balanced trade.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 11 made a phone call to Alexey Likhachev, General Director of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), during which he expressed Vietnam's desire to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation with Russia to develop the nuclear energy industry in Vietnam.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki co-chaired the 4th High-Level Meeting of the Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) Initiative between Vietnam and Japan and the 2nd High-Level Meeting of the Project Acceleration Platform (PAP) in Hanoi on November 17.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), held a workshop to review the project on promoting the energy-saving and efficiency investment market under Vietnam’s green growth action plan in Hanoi on September 25.

The Politburo has issued Resolution 70-NQ/TW, setting a long-term strategy for national energy security until 2030 with a vision to 2045. The landmark policy positions renewable and clean energy at the forefront, paves the way for a competitive electricity market, and aims to draw investment from all social sources.

VOV.VN - A delegation from Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Long, conducted a working visit to Japan from May 25 - 28 to promote energy cooperation between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien met with the leadership of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, a global leader in nuclear energy technology, in Washington D.C. on May 19 to examine cooperation opportunities for nuclear energy projects in Vietnam.

Acting Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Tri province Ha Sy Dong expressed his hope that the collaboration will effectively contribute to Vietnam’s and Italy’s international ecological environment commitments.