The General Department of Vietnam Customs said the country had a trade deficit worth 400 million USD in November, equivalent to 1.9 percent of total export value.
General Department of
Vietnam Customs said the country had a trade deficit worth 400 million USD in
November, equivalent to 1.9 percent of total export value (Illustrative photo:
VNA)
Specifically, the nation’s
foreign trade in the month was valued at an estimated 43.6 billion USD, down
1.6 percent from the previous month. Of the figure, total export revenue went
down by 4.1 percent to 21.6 billion USD, while import value increased by 1.1
percent to 22 billion USD.
The November figure brought the 11-month foreign trade value to 440.45 billion
USD, up 13.4 percent from the same period in 2017. Despite the deficit in
November, the period still saw a trade surplus worth more than 6.8 billion USD
for the January-November period.
In terms of exports, the item with the highest revenue in the period was
telephone and parts, with 46.14 billion USD, up 11.5 percent year on year. It
was followed by textile-garment with 27.77 billion USD, up 17.4 percent, and
computer, electronics and parts with over 27 billion USD, up 13.9
percent.
In terms of imports, the country spent 38.7 billion USD on computers,
electronics and parts, an increase of 13.6 percent, 30.71 billion USD on
machinery, equipment, tool and spare parts, down 0.7 percent.
Source: VNA
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
