VOV.VN - France and Vietnam are continuing to strengthen cooperation in strategic minerals, as well as innovation and technology, to further boost bilateral ties.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s International Mining, Minerals Recovery & Construction Exhibition (Mining & Construction Vietnam 2026) opened at the Vietnam Exposition Centre on April 21, offering businesses opportunities to access new technologies and expand cooperation.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade convened a conference on March 26 to hammer out the details of the Prime Minister’s directive accelerating the switch to E10 RON95 biofuel, with the goal of reviving idle ethanol plants and ramping up domestic output to support the nationwide phase-out of mineral gasoline.

The Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) is accelerating efforts to expand the rollout of E10RON95 biofuel nationwide, aiming to fully replace mineral pertrol ahead of schedule.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam on January 27 visited and chaired a meeting to extend early Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to coal miners in Quang Ninh province, during his working trip to the locality. Vietnamese people will have nine days off work, starting February 14, 2026, to celebrate the Lunar New Year o

VOV.VN - The Korea Overseas Resources & Energy Industry Association (K-RESOURCES) on December 2 announced that it had held the inaugural meeting of the “Vietnam Mining Investment Consultative Mechanism” in Seoul.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the first meeting of the National Steering Committee for Wastefulness Prevention and Control in Hanoi on February 25 to review work, complete the organisational structure, and work out a plan of action.

The Mineral and Geology Law, passed by the 15th National Assembly at its 8th session, will take effect on July 1, 2025. This law is expected to provide a legal framework, enhance the efficiency of State management over mineral resources, and promote geological surveys of minerals and the mining industry.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a meeting in Hanoi on January 21 with French Inter-ministerial Delegate on Strategic Metals and Minerals Supply, Benjamin Gallezot, to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation in the mining and processing of strategic minerals and metals.

The National Assembly (NA) on November 29 morning passed the Geology and Mineral Law with an overwhelming majority of 446 out of 448 deputies voting in favour, representing 93.11% of its members.