VOV.VN - China was Vietnam’s biggest supplier of phones and components during the first six months of 2018, with a value of US$3.63 billion, a year-on-year rise of 11.8%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Vietnam imported US$5.99 billion worth of phones and components over the half of the year, down 4% against the same period last year. Imports of such products from the Republic of Korea reached US$2 billion, down 12.7%.
On the opposite side, the country’s phone and component exports rose 16% to US$22.62 billion, with key markets being the EU (US$6.79 billion), the US (US$2.3 billion), the Republic of Korea (US$2.24 billion) and the United Arab Emirates (US$2.17 billion).