Vietnam trade surplus widens to US$6.5 billion in 7 months
Vietnam's trade turnover is likely to have reached US$285.12 billion in the first seven months, down 1.3% year-on-year.
Vietnam's trade turnover is likely to have reached US$285.12 billion in the first seven months, down 1.3% year-on-year.
Growing Chinese investment to Vietnam could turn the Southeast Asian country into a transshipment point for China to reroute its exports to a third country.
Vietnam’s external trade decreased 1.4% year-on-year to nearly US$240.12 billion in the six-month period.
Vietnam's exports rose 2% year-on-year to US$80.86 billion in the January-April period, and imports edged up 0.3% to US$78.08 billion.
Vietnam's trade turnover reached US$473.73 billion in the January – November period, of which its exports amounted to US241.42 billion, up 7.8% year-on-year, and imports totaled US$232.31 billion, up 7.4%.