The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on May 17 announced that it will hold two more gold auctions on May 21 and 23, each will offer 16,800 taels of SJC-branded gold bars.

Imported fertiliser volume soared in March, with China being the biggest supplier, according to preliminary statistics from the General Department of Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam shipped 499,786 tonnes of fertilizer abroad during the first quarter of the year for more than US$207 million, marking a year-on-year increase of 23.3% in volume and 13.1% in value, as reported by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has continued to retain its position as the sixth largest fibre exporter in the world, just behind China and Bangladesh, and above the Republic of Korea, since 2022.

VOV.VN - In January Vietnam imported Chinese iron and steel with a value of more than US$1.06 billion, up 27.3% in volume and 22.3% in turnover compared to December, 2023.

VOV.VN - The volume of Vietnamese rice for export in 2023 is estimated to have hit 8.2 million tonnes, bringing in nearly US$4.8 billion, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s rice output and export turnover are both expected to reach all-time highs this year, heard an international conference on the global rice market held in Hau Giang on December 13.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported 65,000 tonnes of coffee in September worth US$205 million, representing a sharp fall of 32.7% in volume and 12.8% in value compared to the same period from last year, according to figures given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

VOV.VN - Vietnam exported nearly six million tonnes of rice in the opening eight months of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 20% and meeting 89% of the target set for the whole year.

Vietnam ranked first in Southeast Asia in terms of the growth rate in demand for foreign travel, at 170% in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2019, Google announced on August 30.