Vietnam had a trade deficit of some US$56 billion with Asia in the first five months of 2022 as imports jumped, according to the General Statistics Office.

Twenty-seven export items joined the “one-billion-dollar” club in the first five months of this year, as compared with only 23 seen in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Trade revenue between Vietnam and Laos in the first five months of this year stood at US$690.6 million, up 21% year-on-year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total import-export value during the opening five months of the year reached US$306.16 billion, a rise of 16% or equivalent to a US$42.2 billion increase against the same period last year, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The import-export value of foreign direct investment (FDI) firms reached US$187.3 billion during the five months of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of 14.3%, with exports growing by 13.3% to US$98.8 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Up to 28 Vietnamese firms, including nine pangasuis exporters, are currently attending the ongoing Seafood Expo Global 2022 in Spain.

What Vietnam has achieved in the last three decades, and what it is on course to achieve in the future, makes the country a good candidate for low- and middle-income countries in Africa to partner with for shared prosperity, according to a recent article by theafricareport.com.

VOV.VN - Vietnam continued to expand foreign trade in the first quarter of 2022, producing a trade surplus of US$1.46 billion, according to the latest data unveiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - German news outlet fruchtportal.de has published an article detailing Vietnam’s plan to double its mango export volume and expand its growing area in order to earn US$650 million in export value by 2030.

VOV.VN - The ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has significantly affected Vietnamese tuna exports to these markets, according to Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).