Telephones and components were leading the list of items exported by the country in the first seven months of this year with the export turnover of $ 2.6 billion, up by 29.33 per cent over the same period last year.

It was followed by textiles and garments with $1.5 billion, up by 24.88 per cent; and computers, electronics and components - $1.5 billion, up by 56.93 per cent year – on – year. 

In the first seven months of this year, Vietnam’s exports of coal to South Korea rocketed by 4 times in quantity and 4.91 times in value to 276,300 tons worth of $36.1 million; paper – up by 3.25 times to $12.8 million; and cameras, camcorders and components – up by 3.54 times to $212.9 million.