Exports up 13.8% in first half: ministry

  • Farmer Phan Van Thieu harvests lychee in his orchard in Tien Kieu hamlet, Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    Farmer Phan Van Thieu harvests lychee in his orchard in Tien Kieu hamlet, Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
  • Factory workers of Westfood Exporting and Processing JSC process bananas for export. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    Factory workers of Westfood Exporting and Processing JSC process bananas for export. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • Factory workers process tra fish for export at Can Tho Import Export Seafood Joint Stock Company ( CASEAMEX ) in Tra Noc Industrial Zone. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
    Factory workers process tra fish for export at Can Tho Import Export Seafood Joint Stock Company ( CASEAMEX ) in Tra Noc Industrial Zone. VNA Photo: Thanh Liêm
  • Harvesting export-quality lychee in Thuy Lam hamlet, Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    Harvesting export-quality lychee in Thuy Lam hamlet, Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
  • The northern province of Hai Duong has 8,850 hectares of harvesting lychees in 2024, expecting a total output of 45,000 tons. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    The northern province of Hai Duong has 8,850 hectares of harvesting lychees in 2024, expecting a total output of 45,000 tons. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
  • Workers package fresh lychee for export to Chinese market at a wholesale facility in Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    Workers package fresh lychee for export to Chinese market at a wholesale facility in Thanh Ha district, Hai Duong province. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
  • In the 2024 lychee harvest season, Ameii Vietnam Joint Stock Company plans to export 1,000 tons of fresh lychee to Japan, US, Australian, France, UK and Canada markets. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    In the 2024 lychee harvest season, Ameii Vietnam Joint Stock Company plans to export 1,000 tons of fresh lychee to Japan, US, Australian, France, UK and Canada markets. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
Vietnam’s exports expanded about 13.8% year-on-year in the first half of this year, and imports rose 18.4%. Bui Huy Son, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Planning and Finance Department, said exports strongly bounced back in the six-month period to reach some 188.97 billion USD, mainly driven by processing and manufacturing with 159.92 billion USD. The total export-import value hit 369.59 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 16.03%, with a trade surplus of 8.4 billion USD. VNA Photo

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