VOV.VN - Vietnam exported nearly 153,000 tonnes of pepper worth more than US$483 million during the first half of the year, thereby representing a rise of nearly 24% in volume, but down 13.7% in value on-year, according to the latest data released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Despite coffee exports to several markets seeing a decline in the first half of the year, coffee exports to Algeria and Indonesia witnessed a three-digit growth compared to the same period from last year, according to statistics compiled by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan have become the two largest importers of Vietnamese wood pellets, consuming more than 95% of Vietnam’s total export volume of the product, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association.

VOV.VN - The General Department of Vietnam Customs seized over more than a tonne of narcotics and detained 148 people in 140 related cases over the first six months of the year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent a total of US$480.32 million on importing meat and meat products during the first five months of the year, representing a rise of 1.6% in volume but a fall of 9.1% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported approximately 766,000 tonnes of rubber worth US$1.05 billion in the first six months of 2023, down 2.6% in volume and down 22.9% in value against the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports during the first half of the year surged by 55.4% to US$2.4 billion compared to last year’s figure of more than US$3.3 billion, equivalent to an increase in turnover of US$851 million, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese durian exports reached US$503.4 million during the opening five months of the year, representing an 18-fold rise compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - As many as 13 Vietnamese enterprises and 25 Algerian firms gathered at a direct and virtual trade exchange programme held on June 18, aiming to strengthen connectivity and seek additional business opportunities.

VOV.VN - Thailand has surpassed the likes of Indonesia and China to become Vietnam’s largest automobile supplier during the opening five months of the year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.