Vietnamese enterprises see a chance to export 20,000 tonnes of rice to Egypt, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import-Export Department.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade plans to enhance the application of e-commerce with the aim of narrowing the digital divide, an official said at the Việt Nam Online Business Forum 2019 held on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

The function of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) was not trading State capital but to organise and develop State capital, said Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ.

The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), the largest of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region, opened in Langkawi, Malaysia on Tuesday, with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, senior officials and international delegates in attendance.

Vietnamese shares changed little on Tuesday as investors remained cautious amid uncertainty about the market’s short-term prospects.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has said domestic petroleum supply is meeting of local consumption demand.

Vietnam Airlines will give away 4,000 discount codes to customers attending and buying online tickets via its website or mobile application at the Việt Nam International Travel Mart (VITM) 2019 in the Hà Nội International Exhibition Centre (ICE) from March 27 to 30.

An oil and chemical tanker with a capacity of 6,500 tonnes was delivered to a company from the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the northern port city of Hải Phòng on Monday.

The State budget deficit, which regularly remains at a high level, and rising public debt are among the biggest macro-economic risks facing Việt Nam, making it more difficult for the Government to help the economy head towards growth, said Professor Trần Thọ Đạt, principal of the National Economics University (NEU).