On October 19, the Vietnam Institute of Strategy and Policy for Industry and Trade (Ministry of Industry and Trade) organized a seminar "Strategic orientation for the development of Vietnam' steel industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050."

The National Tariff Commission of Pakistan has begun its anti-dumping investigation on rolled steel coils (CRC) and steel sheets imported from Vietnam and other countries, and high imposition on anti-dumping duties threaten Vietnamese steel exports to lose the Pakistan market to the host country’s manufacturers.