VIETNAM’S exports are expected to reach more than US$212 billion for the first time this year, much higher than the us$176 billion recorded last year, said Duong Duy Hung, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Planning Department.

VIETNAM’S total import-export turnover in the first nine months of the year reached more than US$308.3 billion (Bt10.22 trillion), posting a 21.3 per cent year-on-year increase, according to the nation’s General Department of Customs.