Vietnam's exports surge in four months despite pandemic

Cargo containers are loaded at Mỹ Thới Port in the southern province of An Giang. — Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam's export value saw a year-on-year increase of nearly 5 per cent to an estimated US$82.94 billion in the first four months of this year despite the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Domestic companies generated $26.45 billion from exports during the period, rising 12 per cent year-on-year and making up 32 per cent of the country's total export earnings. Meanwhile, exports of foreign-invested firms hit $56.49 billion, up 1.5 per cent and making up 68 per cent of the total.