Hanoi, April 19 -- Vietnam has called on China to help maintain stable jet fuel supplies for its airlines as ongoing tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt global energy supply chains.

Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) Uong Viet Dung has sent a letter to Song Zhiyong, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), regarding the issue.

The move follows high-level exchanges between the two countries, particularly the recent state visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, which reaffirmed the importance of comprehensive bilateral cooperation across sectors.

According to Dung, the crisis in the Middle East has caused sign...