Despite a rise in export revenue in the first four months of this year, experts suggested that businesses should not be too optimistic as the COVID-19 pandemic has seen complicated developments both in and outside the country.

Vietnam posted solid export performance in the first quarter of 2021, and at such a growth speed, its export turnover is likely to hit US$600 billion for the whole year, experts have said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s imports during the first 15 days of April recorded a sharp increase, with the country racking up a trade deficit of up to US$1.31 billion, according to data revealed by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - China tops the list of 14 countries who made investments into the Vietnamese wood industry, with a total of 23 projects throughout 2020.

VOV.VN - Vietnam posted 11 items with a total export turnover exceeding US$1 billion during the first quarter of the year, of which mobile phones and spare parts topping the list at US$14.1 billion, according to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Sixty-nine eading firms from Thailand are currently showcasing their products and services to Vietnamese customers at the Top Thai Brands 2021 exhibition, which opened on April 1 at the Hanoi International Exhibition Center (I.C.E).

Vietnam has been making good use of advantages of the international economic integration process, helping to increase the country’s exports by 22% year-on-year and imports by 26% in the first quarter of 2021, said Tran Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has been active in negotiating and signing five free trade agreements (FTAs) with major partners, highlighting the country’s international economic integration process as a bright and impressive part of the Government’s management during the 2016 to 2020 period.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is set to rake in US$70 billion in export turnover by 2025 and US$108 billion by 2030, and maintain an average annual export growth of 9% during the 2026-2030 period.

VOV.VN - The past month has seen import growth momentum at a faster rate compared to exports, thereby reflecting positive signs regarding Vietnam ’s economic recovery and the growth of domestic production activities, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.