Hanoi, March 23 -- The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will partner with the Can Tho municipal People's Committee to convene the 2026 rice export promotion conference in the Mekong Delta hub on March 24.

The event will be co-chaired by a deputy minister of industry and trade and a vice chairperson of the municipal People's Committee. It follows the Prime Minister's dispatch on managing rice production and consumption under new market conditions, as well as the ministry's directive on bolstering tasks and solutions to support rice production and exports.

It is expected to draw representatives from ministries and agencies, the Vietnam Trade Offices abroad, the Vietnam Food Association, the Vietnam Rice Industry Association, local au...