VOV.VN - The Asian and African markets made up 67% of the country's total import and export turnover in the first half of the year, heard a conference held on July 14 to review activities of the trade sector.
Vietnam imported over 63,730 completely-built-up (CBU) cars worth some US$1.6 billion between January and June, dipping by 21.4% in volume and 14.4% in value year-on-year, according to data of the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
VOV.VN - Despite the dual impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Vietnam’s import turnover of fertilisers from Russia rose 59% in the first half of this year to reach US$86.8 million.
The US Department of Commerce has extended the time to consider requests for investigation into the charge on trade remedy tax evasion regarding some steel pipe products, mostly those coded HS 7306.61 and 7306.30 imported from Vietnam, for another 30 days.
Laos enjoyed over US$400 million in trade surplus with Vietnam in the first six months of this year, excluding trade on power, according to Laos’ Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Measures taken to bring down petrol prices could reduce State budget collection by VND32.5 trillion (US$1.4 billion) this year, according to Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyen Duc Chi.
Pangasius exports increased by 83.2% in the first half of this year, the highest growth rate among fishery products, the latest data by the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) showed.
Textile and garment export turnover in the first six months of 2022 is estimated to increase 23% on-year to about US$22 billion, reaching the highest level ever, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association.
VOV.VN - Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of US$710 million in the first half of the year, according to a report on the country’s socio-economic situation released on June 29 by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Vietnam's coastal localities and India’s Kerala state have many opportunities to expand cooperation in seafood-related business, investment and production, a fishery official of Kerala said at a recent online conference – part of trade promotion activities.