Vietnam set a new record in rice export revenue in the first nine months of 2023 thanks to the increasing price of exported rice, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - The number of local people sent to work overseas rose to 111,507 between January and September, up 8% compared to the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s phones and component exports in August enjoyed a surge of 15.7% to reach more than US$5.1 billion compared to the previous month, according to the latest statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s trading relationship with China has continued to prosper, going on to exceed the US$120 billion mark during the nine-month period, according to figures given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The average export price of Vietnamese pangasius to the United States in August plummeted by 44% to US$2.92 per kilo, representing the steepest fall since the beginning of the year, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Six Vietnamese commodities raked in more than US$10 billion each in export earnings throughout the Jan. - Sept. period, making up 62.2% of the country’s total export value.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 456,000 tonnes of cashew nuts worth US$2.6 billion during the initial nine months of the year, up 19.6% in volume and 14.3% in value year on year, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 65,000 tonnes of coffee in September worth US$205 million, representing a sharp fall of 32.7% in volume and 12.8% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to figures given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - After recording an improvement in August, overall business conditions in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector marginally declined in September amid sustained growth of new orders, according to the latest S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI).

VOV.VN - Despite Vietnamese lobster exports to China during the initial eight months of the year declining by 42% year on year to US$76 million, the northern neighbour remains the largest importer of Vietnamese lobster, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).