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In an interview with Việt Nam News, Hồ Đình Thám, resident adviser to the Electricity Authority of Vietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, discusses global energy trends, the country’s progress in building a competitive power market and the implications for energy security.

Biofuels are being positioned as a key component in diversifying the national energy mix as challenges increase in petrol supply during the Middle East tension.

The finance ministry will lead the council, which brings together multiple ministries to assess whether revised investment proposals should proceed to the National Assembly.

Việt Nam’s swift and coordinated policy response, from flexible fuel price management to efforts to diversify supply sources, has highlighted the country’s capacity for strategic adaptation in an increasingly volatile global economic landscape.

HCM City is set to pilot pork trading on the Việt Nam Commodity Exchange, marking the first initiative of its kind nationwide, as part of efforts to enhance price transparency, quality control and traceability in the pork market.

Following the capital infusion, Foxconn’s total investment in Fulian will rise to nearly $668 million, while retaining 100 per cent ownership.

Enterprises are shifting toward reasonably priced, easy-to-consume products such as tra fish, tilapia, canned items and surimi, instead of focusing mainly on high-end products like large-sized shrimp, which are facing weaker demand in some markets.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has issued Decision No. 483/QĐ-TTg approving an additional VNĐ8 trillion (US$303.74 million) from the 2026 State budget estimate for advance funding for the fuel price stabilisation fund.

At the first national conference on livestock and veterinary science and technology, some 750 policymakers, scientists and industry leaders mapped out how science and innovation can transform Việt Nam’s livestock sector into a modern, sustainable industry, addressing climate and disease risks, boosting productivity and aiming for higher exports and net‑zero goals by 2030.

At a meeting held in Hà Nội, both sides agreed that agriculture is a key pillar of the Vietnam–US Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and highlighted the complementary nature of the two countries’ agricultural sectors.