Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Sivak on March 23 co-chaired the 15th meeting of the Vietnam – Belarus Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic, Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation in the form of teleconference.

Vietnam always wishes to be a long-term and stable rice supplier for Sierra Leone as its domestic production has not yet met the demand, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said at a recent meeting with Sierra Leone’s counterpart Edward Hinga Sandy.

Vietnam is looking forward to Malaysia’s support to develop Halal food industry, contributing to lifting the bilateral trade to US$18 billion by 2025, Ministry of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien told his Malaysian counterpart Mohamed Azmin Ali during their recent meeting in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnam always views and expects the US to be one of its most important partners, both in words and actions, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said while meeting with US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Evans Knapper on March 21 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a phone conversation with New Zealand's Minister of Trade and Export Growth Damien O'Connor on March 17 to discuss the United States’ initiative to develop the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had a working session with Singaporean Minister for Manpower, and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng, on the occasion of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s State visit to Singapore from February 24 - 26.

VOV.VN - The industry and trade sector is striving for total export turnover to surge by over 8% in comparison to 2021, with trade balance continuing to enjoy a trade surplus, thereby contributing to the overall successful implementation of the GDP growth target as planned.

Vietnam earned nearly US$336.25 billion from exports in 2021, up 19% from the previous year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reported on January 9.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien proposed a number of measures to promote external relations to adapt to the new situation and boost post-pandemic economic development at the National Conference on Foreign Affairs on December 14.

VOV.VN - The upcoming visit by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to the Republic of Korea (RoK) is seen as a good opportunity to take the strategic co-operative partnership between the two sides to new heights and meet the aim of bringing two-way trade to US$100 billion in the future.