On January 15, 2020, the European Union (EU) Comprehensive and Timeline Programme for the Response to the Global Climate Emergency to 2050, also known as the European Green Deal (EGD), was adopted. This programme defines the EU's strategy to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions (emission neutrality) and become an economic region that uses the least amount of renewable energy by 2050.

On June 10, 2024, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade coordinated with the Australian Embassy and the Regional Trade for Development Program (RT4D) in Vietnam to organize a Conference “15 years of implementing the ASEAN - Australia - New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) and opportunities for Vietnamese exports Attending the Conference were leaders of the Department of Multilateral Trade Policy, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Caroline Beresford, Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) representative; along with numerous representatives of ministries, branches, departments, relevant agencies, representatives of associations, businesses, scholars and economic experts. The conference aims to review the achievements achieved during the 15-year journey of implementing the AANZFTA Agreement, while introducing the Second Protocol amending AANZFTA (also known as the AANZFTA upgrade) and assessing the impacts of the Agreement for the business community and opportunities for Vietnamese exports in the process of implementing the Agreement in the coming time.

On 23/8/2024, within the framework of ASEAN financial cooperation, the Working Committee on Capital Market Development (WC-CMD) Meeting was held online

Since its launch in 2015, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has evolved into an integrated and cohesive economic community. Emerging as an attractive and competitive economic region, the AEC continues to foster an interconnected market for trade and investment, cultivates individuals’ prosperity, promotes opportunities for businesses of all sizes, facilitates the narrowing of the development gap between and within ASEAN Member States (AMS), whilst advances multitudes cooperation in diverse economic sectors.