VOV.VN - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) imported goods worth a total of US$2.8 billion from Vietnam during the opening seven months of the year, representing an annual rise of 40.8%, reports the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Three mobile network operators - Viettel, VNPT and MobiFone - have applied for the implementation of their own Mobile Money pilot projects.

Local telecommunications network providers have been approved to pilot several Mobile Money services next month after more than two years of waiting.

Vietnam’s telecom carriers stopped more than 22,000 spam calls in the first two months of this year.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a mobile money pilot project that will pave the way for payments of a limited value to be conducted using telecommunications accounts.

VOV.VN - Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam has obtained a trade surplus of US$1.3 billion in January, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - The nation’s bilateral trade with India during the 11 months of the year recorded a decline of 14.45% to US$8.82 billion against the same period from last year, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The mobile phone retail business is believed to be saturated and will continue to face difficulties in growth.

VOV.VN - The opening eight months of the year witnessed the country’s export and import turnover reach over US$50 billion, whilst its trade surplus hit a record high of approximately US$13.5 billion, according to figures released by the Customs General Department.

VOV.VN - A total of 23 commodities recorded an export value of over US$1 billion during the opening seven months of the year, accounting for 87% of the country’s total export turnover, the General Statistics Office reported.