Success and failures from around the world offer Vietnam lessons on the way forward as it refines the institutional framework governing its oil and gas industry.
Vietnam’s new era of development and ambitious growth targets require that the oil and gas industry evolve from its role as a traditional growth pillar.
Vietnam’s oil and gas industry must balance immediate supply security with long-term sustainable development amid a changing domestic and global energy landscape.
With an ecosystem coming together on the manufacturing side of the industry, the key task becomes finding viable markets for Vietnamese semiconductors given their still-nascent development.
The recent Vietnam Innovation Summit 2026 heard from stakeholders on how best to ensure research endeavors become viable products in the deep-tech space.
The newly-signed Vietnam-EFTA Free Trade Agreement will, among other things, eliminate tariffs on Norwegian seafood, lowering costs for Vietnamese consumers and boosting bilateral trade.