VOV.VN - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) firms continued to prove their pioneering role in Vietnam’s economic growth, generating a trade surplus of US$24.56 billion in the first seven months of the year.

VOV.VN - Vietnam raked in more than US$164 million from importing fruit and vegetables to the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the first half of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of 55% and making the RoK the second largest consumer of the products after China, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Durian emerged as Vietnam’s top fruit export with turnover reaching over US$1.3 billion in the first half of the year, representing a year-on-year rise of nearly 45%, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese garment and textile exports to the EU recovered slightly during the first half of the year, with turnover reaching more than US$1.9 billion in the reviewed period, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s total import and export turnover by mid-July reached nearly US$403 billion, racking up a trade surplus of US$11.88 billion, according to the latest statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Germany has increased the import of Vietnamese commodities in the first six months of the year in the context that it reduced imports from other markets, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s trade turnover with ASEAN surged by 11.9% in the first half of the year to each US$40 billion, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is increasing raw cashewnut imports from Cambodia, making it the major supplier of the material for re-processing, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese crab exports to the Chinese market during the opening five months of the year soared by 502% to reach more than US$41 million, thereby turning China into the largest consumer of Vietnamese crab, according to statistics released by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs is hosting the 33rd Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs that opened in Phu Quoc city, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on June 4.