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.

VOV.VN - Bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and the United States in the first half of the year witnessed robust growth, climbing to over US$50 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese export turnover to Indonesia during the first half of the year increased by 47.2% to US$1.92 billion against the same period from last year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The proportion of textile and garment factories that have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic has reached 30-35%, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas).

VOV.VN - Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the export value of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products during the opening seven months of the year reached US$28.6 billion, representing an annual rise of 26.7%, according to the Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development (MARD).

The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has created a favourable corridor for trade between the two sides and brought new impetus to economic cooperation between Vietnam and the EU, Nguyen Van Thao, head of the Mission of Vietnam to the EU, has said.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Producers and Exporters forecasts that seafood exports would increase by an average of 7% yearly between 2021 and 2025, reaching US$12 billion in 2025.

VOV.VN - Bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and Laos reached over US$671 million during the first half of this year, representing a rise of 36.5% compared to the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - The country recorded a trade deficit of more than US$3 billion between the beginning of the year and mid-July, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has just proposed to increase export tax on gold products of less than 95% purity to 2% from 0%.