A worker checking on copper rods at Truong Phu cable factory in northern Hai Duong province, outside Hanoi, Vietnam. Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$11.12bil last year, widening from a surplus of US$6.8bil in 2018, customs data released on Monday (Jan 13). - Reuters
HANOI: Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$11.12bil last year, widening from a surplus of US$6.8bil in 2018, customs data released on Monday (Jan 13) showed, with smartphones, garments and electronic home appliances among the largest export earners.
Exports in 2019 rose 8.4% to US$264.189bil, while imports rose 6.8% to US$253.071bil, the Customs Department said in a statement.
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