11M trade up 22%
According to figures from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO), total trade turnover in the first eleven months of this year stood at $599.12 billion, up 22.3 percent year-on-year. The trade surplus was $225 million. In order to promote exports, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is focusing on solutions to strengthen and expand export markets and to simplify administrative procedures for imports and exports under the National and ASEAN Single Window.