VOV.VN - Vietnam’s export-import turnover is likely to reach a record high of US$782 billion this year, demonstrating the country’s steady recovery amid global fluctuations, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese soybean imports during the initial 11 months of this year reached nearly 1.98 million tonnes, worth US$1.02 billion, up 19.6% in volume but down 3% in value compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs.

Vietnam exported 235,335 tonnes of pepper, including 207,498 tonnes of black pepper and 27,837 tonnes of white pepper, in January - November to earn US$1.22 billion, with the US being the biggest importer, according to the Vietnam Pepper and Spice Association (VPSA).

VOV.VN - With Vietnam’s import-export revenue hitting a record high of US$715.55 billion during the 11-month period, exports are anticipated to reach nearly US$400 billion this year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

From being a minor exporter prior to 2013, Vietnam rose to number eleven in the global rankings of top exporters by 2023, emerging as a surprise player in global trade.

Vietnam’s wood processing and export industry is on track to surpass its 2024 export target of US$15.2 billion, navigating through complicated market developments with strategic adaptability.

The Philippines has initiated a preliminary safeguard measures investigation on the importation of cement from various countries, including Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines.

Vietnam spent US$10.48 billion to import nearly 15 million tonnes of steel in the first 10 months of this year, an additional concern of the domestic industry which is struggling to compete with the flood of cheap steel.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s supermarket chain Lotte Mart Vietnam, in collaboration with the Korean Trade Association (KITA), recently introduced more than 70 imported products from the RoK at special discounts nationwide.

VOV.VN - The country spent a total of US$212.71 million on importing 10,129 completely built-up (CBU) cars of all kinds throughout the first 15 days of November, according to figures released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.