VIETRADE - Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of nearly US$522 million with Japan in the first eight months of this year, much higher than US$116 million seen in last year’s corresponding period, according to General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VIETRADE – Bilateral commercial relations between Vietnam and Indonesia have developed significantly over past years. Two-way trade is expected to reach US$6.8-US$7 billion in the whole year of 2017 and US$10 billion in 2020.

VIETRADE - Vietnam and Egypt has set a target of increasing two-way trade to US$1 billion in the near future.  

VIETRADE – Vietnam and Russia have seen a lot of opportunities to boost the bilateral cooperation in all fields of economy, trade and investment, targetting the two-way trade value of US$10 billion by 2020.

VIETRADE - The Vietnam International Food Industry Exhibition 2017 (Vietnam Foodexpo 2017) will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), District 7, Ho Chi Minh City from 15^th to 18^th November 2017.

VIETRADE- Foreign investors have registered to invest US$23.36 billion intoVietnam in the first eight months of this year, surging 45.1% over same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VIETRADE - Indonesia and Myanmar are potential markets for Vietnamese exports. Over the years, Vietnam's exports to these countries have achieved remarkable results. Vietnam is actively promoting economic, trade and investment cooperation with Indonesia and Myanmar.

VIETRADE - Statistics from the Department of Foreign Investment (Ministry of Planning and Investment) revealed that in the first 7 months of this year, there were 1,378 new projects receiving investment certificates nationwide with the total registered capital of US$12.92 billion, marking a year-on-year increase of 48.7%; 677 registrations for adjusting the project investment capital with the additional capital of US$5.87 billion, marking a year-on-year increase of 38.5%; and 2,946 registrations for capital contribution and purchase of shares from foreign investors with a total paid-in capital of US$3.12 billion, marking a year-on-year increase of 109.7%.