Resolving Difficulties, Promoting Growth in the Industry and Trade Sector

On the afternoon of November 12, Comrade Tran Duy Dong — Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee — chaired a working session with the Department of Industry and Trade regarding the implementation results of core tasks of the Industry and Trade sector in the first 10 months of 2026 and tasks for the final months of the year.

Also attending were Comrades: Phan Trong Tan — Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee; Phung Thi Kim Nga — Member of the Provincial Party Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee; alongside leaders of several departments, sectors, and units.

Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Duy Dong delivering directive remarks at the conference.

According to the report from the Department of Industry and Trade, over the past 10 months, industrial production alongside service, commercial, and import-export activities continued to maintain growth momentum, making vital contributions to socio-economic development.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased by 18.93% year-on-year; in which processing and manufacturing industries rose by 19.93%. Total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue were estimated at over 144,861 billion VND, up 17.2%. Total import-export turnover reached 142.71 billion USD, hitting 182.96% of the annual plan. Both the province’s export and import scales ranked 3rd nationwide.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Phan Trong Tan speaking at the conference.

State management work in the industry and trade domain was deployed synchronously. The entire province has established 68 industrial clusters (ICs), among which 32 ICs have enterprises operating in production, creating jobs for approximately 31,000 workers.

The power system operated stably; electricity generated in 10 months was estimated at 8,734 million kWh, reaching 81.98% of the annual plan; commercial electricity reached 10,368 million kWh, reaching 82.2% of the plan. The sector concentrated on removing bottlenecks and urging investment progress on 13 110kV power grid projects, expected to be completed in Q4/2026.

Regarding the execution results of core tasks and work programs, to date, the Department of Industry and Trade has completed 9 out of 15 tasks under the 2026 work program, with 6 tasks currently under deployment.

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People’s Committee Phung Thi Kim Nga speaking at the conference.

Implementing Government Resolution No. 66.25/2026/NQ-CP, the Department of Industry and Trade has received all state management functions and tasks regarding geology and minerals from the Department of Agriculture and Environment, alongside 3 groups of tasks regarding minerals from the Department of Construction.

Currently, the Department is finalizing the handover of dossiers, documents, specialized data, assets, and equipment; reviewing and perfecting coordination procedures to guarantee uninterrupted and effective state management and administrative procedure settlement.

Leadership of the Department of Industry and Trade reporting prominent results in the first 10 months of 2026.

At the conference, delegates focused on evaluating the feasibility of completing Q4/2026 industrial and service growth targets; analyzing difficulties in production and import-export, and proposing enterprise support solutions. Concurrently, they discussed solutions to remove bottlenecks, accelerate investment and groundbreaking progress for ICs, and handle the handover and reception of geology and mineral management tasks.

Concluding the conference, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Duy Dong acknowledged the efforts of the Department of Industry and Trade in executing assigned tasks, making positive contributions to the province’s economic growth.

Emphasizing that completing 2026 growth targets still faces numerous difficulties and challenges, the Chairman requested the Department of Industry and Trade to continue upholding the spirit of solidarity, maintaining discipline and order, and elevating the responsibility of unit heads; innovating thinking, upholding self-reliance, self-strengthening, proactiveness, and creativity in executing tasks, and focusing on key, targeted leadership and management. Specifically, it is necessary to coordinate closely with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and provincial departments, sectors, and localities; decisively deploying synchronous, effective tasks and solutions; concentrating on driving industrial and service growth, and striving to achieve the highest possible completion of 2026 indicators.

Among these, he assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to lead and coordinate with relevant agencies to update growth scenarios for November, December, and full-year 2026.

Concentrate on achieving the Q4 industrial growth target of 20.2% and full-year IIP growth of 26.2%. Quantify the contributions of each sector, key enterprise, and new project to formulate offsetting plans.

Proactively work with enterprises experiencing output declines to remove difficulties and boost production. Coordinate with departments, sectors, and localities to step up consumer demand stimulation, promotional programs, supply-demand connections, and trade promotion linked with year-end cultural and tourism activities.

Prioritize developing trade, import-export, and logistics infrastructure toward elevating added value and competitive capacity.

Coordinate with Phu Tho Customs to monitor enterprises with large import-export turnovers and high trade deficits; grasp the usage status of imported raw materials, production progress, and finished product export capabilities to help reduce trade deficits; promptly resolve difficulties in import-export procedures, creating favorable conditions for enterprise production and business operations.

Leadership of the Department of Construction giving opinions on several important contents at the conference.

Regarding IC development, the Chairman requested concentrating on resolving difficulties, accelerating investment schedules, and improving the operational efficiency of ICs. Strive by the end of 2026 to break ground on 4–6 ICs and establish 5–7 qualified ICs. Implement solutions to promote investment in centralized wastewater treatment systems as well as enhance attraction and bring secondary projects in ICs into operation. Focus on developing ICs strictly in accordance with Government orientations, refraining from establishing new ICs funded by the state budget.

Guarantee electricity supply, accelerate power grid projects, and develop sustainable energy. Assign the Department of Industry and Trade to coordinate with sectors and units to closely monitor power loads and power system operational status, guaranteeing stable electricity supply for production, business, and daily living across the province.

Urgently finalize and submit to the Provincial People’s Committee to report to the Provincial People’s Council for adoption at the year-end 2026 session a Resolution encouraging rooftop solar power development; deploy the Scheme on developing self-produced, self-consumed rooftop solar power at provincial-level public office buildings and the project to underground medium- and low-voltage power grids in central urban areas; and step up economical and efficient energy use.

Strengthen market management work and protect consumer rights. Elevate the efficacy and efficiency of state management over geology and minerals.

Overview of the conference.

Regarding the 2026 work program, the Chairman requested the Department of Industry and Trade to focus on completing remaining tasks. Concurrently, step up administrative procedure reform, finalize the Industry and Trade sector database, apply digital transformation, and promptly resolve procedures and bottlenecks for enterprises.

At the conference, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Tran Duy Dong also gave specific directives regarding the petitions and proposals of the Department of Industry and Trade.

Duc Anh