The global economy suffered from the COVID-19 in 2020，but Vietnam became one of the few countries in the Asia-Pacific region and even the world with positive economic growth within the year，thanks to its initial success in fighting against the epidemic and resulting in an annual GDP growth of 2.91%. The industrial sector remained a good momentum of development，with the added value of the industrial sector increasing by 3.36% compared with that of 2019，and the processing and manufacturing industries remained the major growth poles of the economy. Looking ahead to 2021，Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has laid out a roadmap for the development of Vietnamese industry in the coming years，reflecting Vietnam’s ambition in industrial development，but the continued outbreak of the new round of COVID-19 will still have a negative impact on industrial growth in 2021.