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The 44th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting took place in Manila on October 7, with Vietnam represented by Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Nguyen Viet Son.
Energy executives warn that readily available oil stocks are shrinking, VnExpress reports from the Energy Intelligence forum in London.
Wallets labelled by Arkham as linked to the US government transferred more than US$100 million in cryptocurrency on October 6, VnExpress reports.
The government has set fourth-quarter growth scenarios under Resolution 312, with nine provinces and cities required to exceed 15%, VnExpress reports.
VIDEX CAMBODIA 2026 is scheduled for October 14-17 at Phnom Penh's Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Center, VietnamPlus reports, citing Vietnam's Ministry of National Defence.
The Vietnam-Panama Business Forum took place in Hanoi on October 7 with President José Raúl Mulino and more than 100 Vietnamese association and business leaders attending, VietnamPlus reports.
The social-housing credit program involving 11 commercial banks has expanded beyond VND153 trillion, the Government News reports, citing the State Bank of Vietnam.
Deputy governor Phạm Thanh Hà said domestic interest-rate increases were slowing at an October 7 briefing, VnExpress reports.
Vietnam and the United States have held seven formal negotiating rounds on a reciprocal trade agreement since April 2025, the Government News reports from an October 7 ministry briefing.
