Topic: Ministry of Industry and Trade

At the Second Special ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting on negotiations for upgrading ATIGA, held online on May 9, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien urged ASEAN members to continue fostering unity, work towards resolving outstanding differences, and ensure the upgraded ATIGA is feasible, effective, and sustainable for all parties.

The ministry will propose negotiations for new FTAs with markets that have significant potential, and boost exports to these markets.

Total gasoline production and import estimated at 10.2 million cu m in the last four months of the year.

Amidst mounting health concerns, debate rages over whether to ban or pilot new-generation tobacco products.

Vietnam’s trade has now been in surplus for eight years in a row, Deputy Minister tells meeting.

Visitors to Hanoi exhibition room receive guidance on recognizing counterfeit goods and finding where genuine products are sold in Vietnam.

Industrial production at 98.8% of the figure in the first half of last year.

Exports and imports both down in opening months of the year.

Phuong Nam Pulp Mill has total investment capital of $142 million but has been delayed for many years.

Solutions to be taken to stabilize domestic financial market and deal with difficulties in capital.