On the sidelines of the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC 2026), the Viet Nam Trade Office Branch in Houston, US, in coordination with the US Commercial Service at the US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Greater Houston Partnership (GHP), successfully organized the Viet Nam - US Energy Security Forum

Economic and trade relations between Viet Nam and Israel continued their positive momentum in the first half of 2026, driven by strong growth in Vietnamese exports and the effective implementation of the Viet Nam - Israel Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA)

Viet Nam’s merchandise trade reached USD104.2 billion in June, marking a 5.2-per-cent increase from the previous month and a 36.3-per-cent jump compared with a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance in its second-quarter and first-half 2026 socio-economic report

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a technology of the future. It is already shaping the present. AI systems influence how information is accessed, how businesses operate, how governments deliver services, and increasingly, how societies make decisions

On June 29, 2026, at the headquarters of the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry in Jerusalem, Ambassador of Viet Nam to Israel Nguyen Ky Son held a working session with Minister Nir Barkat on strengthening the implementation of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (VIFTA)

Viet Nam continues to attract strong interest from global technology manufacturers thanks to its competitive operating costs, stable investment environment and deep integration into international supply chains

With thousands of jobs are at stake, EU car suppliers and manufacturers disagree over the local content requirement set by the European Commission in its Made in Europe bill

Developers cite grid, contracting, and documentation hurdles

The launch of the carbon market creates more room for optimizing emissions costs and requires steel enterprises to improve their greenhouse gas inventory capabilities, data management, and emission reduction strategies to adapt to competitive trends

India and Southeast Asia are expected to attract manufacturing investment