TheMinistry of Industry and Trade (MOIT,Vietnamese:Bộ Công thương) is thegovernment ministry inVietnam responsible for the advancement, promotion, governance, regulation, management and growth ofindustry and trade. The former Ministry of Trade has its origins in 1945 with the formation of the modern National Unification Cabinet, and became a ministry in its own right in 1955.[1] The Ministry of Trade merged with the Ministry of Industry in 2007 to form the Ministry of Industry and Trade.The current Minister of Industry and Trade isNguyễn Hồng Diên. The Ministry'smain offices are located inHanoi.
Industry research organisations under the purview of the Ministry include the following. Each of these organisations is located in Hanoi except where noted:[2]
Institute for Industry Policy and Strategy (IPS),Director General: Dr. Phan Dang Tuat
Institute for Leather and Footwear Research (LSI),Director: Ms. Do Thi Hoi
Ceramic and Industrial Glass Institute (CIGI),Director: Mr. Hoang Ba Thinh
Research Institute of Mines and Metallurgy (RIMM),Director: Mr. Hoang Van Khanh
Electronics - Informatics and Automation Research Institute (VIELINA),Director: Mr. Nguyen The Truyen
Food Industry Research Institute (FIRI),Director: Dr. Le Duc Manh
National Research Institute for Mechanical Engineering (NARIME),Director: Mr. Nguyen Chi Sang
Vegetable Oil - Flavouring and Cosmetics Research Institute (VOFCI),inHo Chi Minh City; Director: Mr. Nguyen Trung Phong
Institute of Machinery and Industrial Equipment (IMI HOLDINGS),Director General: Dr. Truong Huu Chi
