Vietnam makes trade surplus of US$3.39bnViet Nam made a trade surplus of US$3.39 billion in the first four months of 2018, in which foreign direct investment (FDI) sector, including fuel, took the lead with $11.17 billion. They were followed by ASEAN countries, Japan and South Korea, with $7.9 billion, $5.8 billion and $5.8 billion, respectively. The markets having strong growth in seafood export value included the Netherlands (55.7 per cent), China (44.6 per cent) and the United Kingdom (33.8 per cent). They made up of 34.4 per cent, 13.6 per cent and 13.3 per cent of the market share, respectively. China was still the largest export market of Vietnamese cassava, accounting for 88 per cent of the total exports.

Source: VietNamNet News May 03, 2018 07:52 UTC