VOV.VN - The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade and the Vientiane Department of Industry and Trade of Laos held a conference on July 3 in Hanoi as part of efforts to share experience in State management in the field of industry and trade.

VOV.VN - US firm CT Strategies is considering the possibility of developing free trade zones in Binh Duong, an industrial hub in southern Vietnam, said Andrew Farrelly, CEO and Co-founder of CT Strategies, in a working session with the Binh Duong provincial administration on July 3.

VOV.VN - Retail petrol prices were locally reduced by between VND400-600 per litre as of 15:00 on July 3 in the latest adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry of Finance.

The index of industrial production (IIP) in the first half of 2023 grew by only 0.44% compared to the same period last year due to decreasing orders, falling demand and rising input costs, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A delegation of the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC), led by its Secretary General Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, had working sessions with the Vietnam National Union of Oil and Gas Workers and the Russia-Vietnam oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 1.

Vietnam aims to become a developed country by 2045 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. It is considered an ambitious goal but also a challenge for a developing country like Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The northern provinces of Hai Phong and Hai Duong have continued to attract capital inflow from the Republic of Korea (RoK) investors by increasing investment capital in the field of electronic component manufacturing, and urban growth.

Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Duong Anh Duc received Jonathan Law, executive director of Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), in the southern metropolis on June 29, to discuss orientations for promoting cooperation between the two sides.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on June 28 met with head of China’s State Administration for Market Regulation Luo Wen to discuss ways to further cooperation between the ministry and the administration.

A workshop to promote investment and development cooperation between the northern province of Thai Binh and Germany was jointly held by the provincial People’s Committee and the Delegation of German Industry and Industry (AHK) in Vietnam on June 28.