However, the country’s exports of goods to South Korea in the first eight months of this year increased sharply by 29.5 per cent to $11.93 billion.

Computers, electronics and components were the leading item imported by the country from South Korea in the first eight months of this year with the imports value of $11.35 billion, up by 37.5 per cent year – on – year and accounted for 36.6 per cent of the total.

It was followed by machines, equipment and spare parts with $4.14 billion, down by 46 per cent; and then telephones and components - $3.45 billion, up by 1.4 per cent; fabrics - $1.45 billion, up by 9.2 per cent; petroleum - $1.58 billion, up by 34.9 per cent; plastic products - $1.15 billion, up by 10.2 per cent; ordinary metals - $1.01 billion, up by 5.8 per cent; and plastics - $1.08 billion, up by 15.2 per cent.

In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam’s imports of gas from South Korea increased sharply by 150.9 per cent to $3.53 million; cameras, camcorders and components – up by 124.8 per cent to $343.82 million; cotton – up by 102.2 per cent to $4.39 million; ores and minerals – up by 82.8 per cent to $10.86 million; fruits and vegetables – up by 93.8 per cent to $14.42 million; pharmaceutical materials – up by 72.3 per cent to $3.78 million.

 

However, the imports of cars from South Korea fell sharply by 85.9 per cent year – on – year to $17.91 million; machines, equipment and spare parts – down by 46 per cent; means of transport – down by 35.4 per cent; fertilizer – down by 28.7 per cent; and wood and furniture – down by 26.3 per cent.