Meanwhile, the country’s exports of goods to South Korea increased by 28.6 per cent to $ 12.15 billion. So the country got $ 26.15 billion of deficit in trade exchange with South Korea.

Computers, electronics and components were leading the list of items imported by the country from South Korea in the first ten months of this year with the import value of nearly $ 12.51 billion, accounted for 32.7per cent of the total and increased sharply by 72.3 per cent year – on – year.

Machines, equipment and spare parts ranked second with $ 7.37 billion, up by 61.8 per cent; and then cell phones and accessories - $ 4.97 billion, up by 63.8 per cent.

Besides, the imports of fabrics of all kinds reached $ 1.64 billion, up by 4.7 per cent; petroleum - $ 1.49 billion, up by 113 per cent; plastic products - $ 1.34 billion, up by 23 per cent; ordinary metals - $ 1.19 billion, up by 38.5 per cent; plastics - $ 1.18 billion, up by 20.3 per cent; and iron and steel – over $ 1 billion, up by 19.8 per cent.

In the first ten months of this year, the country’s imports of rubber increased sharply by 61 per cent year – on – year to $ 174.73 million; glass and products – up by 81 per cent to $ 64.29 million; precious stones, metals and products – up by 60 per cent to $ 42.08 million; confectionery and grain products – up by 77 per cent to $ 20.24 million; fruit and vegetables – up by 77 per cent to $ 10.76 million. 

However, the imports of liquefied gas, pharmaceutical materials and autos decreased sharply by 68 per cent; 35 per cent and 42 per cent, respectively over the same period last year.

By the end of November, South Korea was leading the list of 126 countries and territories which have effective invested projects in Vietnam with the total registered capital of $ 57.5 billion.