India, July 31 -- Viet Nam's Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has proposed adding semiconductors, high-tech electronics, offshore wind power, strategic minerals and rare earths to the list of key industries, as Việt Nam seeks to strengthen industrial self-reliance and attract major global investorsss.

Under the latest draft of the Law on Key Industries, which comprises 11 chapters and 95 articles, energy and energy equipment, offshore wind power, strategic minerals and rare earths, metallurgy and materials would be added to the list of crucial sectors.

Also included in the list are basic and high-tech chemicals, mechanical engineering and manufacturing, shipbuilding and marine construction, railways, automobiles, semiconducto...