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In search of strategic autonomy in energy
Vietnam must diversify every facet of its energy procurement system to be impervious to global shocks now and in the future.
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Vietnam Economic Times August 24 2026
Vietnam Economic Times Issue 471 | Monday, August 24 2026
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Updating legal framework for petroleum industry
The evolving nature of the petroleum industry means that revisions to the legal framework are already needed just four years after previous amendments were made.
9M overseas investment nears $400 million
Ministry of Planning and Investment releases report detailing investments overseas by Vietnamese companies in the first nine months of the year.
Workshop hears of potential in co-processing waste in cement industry
Workshop brings together scientists, managers, cement companies, entities generating non-recyclable plastic waste, and NGOs to discuss opportunities, challenges, and solutions in co-processing alternative fuels and raw materials in Vietnam’s cement industry.
Vietnamese & Indian businesses discuss the future
Analysts and businesses discussed taking bilateral trade and investment cooperation between the two countries to the next level at the “India-Vietnam Business Meeting” on September 28.
9M FDI nears $19bln
Though newly-registered FDI is still to recover to pre-pandemic levels, additional capital and capital contributions and share purchases continued to increase in the first nine months of 2022.
New airports to be built under PPP form
The Master Plan on the Development of the National Airport Network is to be submitted to the Appraisal Council for consideration and to the Prime Minister for approval in October.
Trade in deficit in first half of September
Exports down in the first half of September compared to the second half of August, resulting in a trade deficit of $845 million.