2019

Preliminary assessment of Vietnam international merchandise trade performance in the first 5 months of 2019

19:37 | 13/08/2019 Customs Statistics

1. According to trade statistics of Vietnam Customs, in April 2019, a 8.8% downturns in total external merchandise turnover of Vietnam was recorded on month-on-month basis. Exports went up 7.2 %, to USD 21.91 billion and imports increased 10.5%, to USD 23.19 billion as compared to the result of April 2019. As a result, there was a USD 1.29 billion deficit in Vietnam’s trade balance in this month.

Preliminary assessment of Vietnam international merchandise trade performance in the second half of June, 2019

19:35 | 13/08/2019 Customs Statistics

The Vietnam Customs Statistics announced that in the second half of June, 2019 the total Vietnam’s exports of US dollars 11.23 billion and imports of nearly US dollars 9.73 billion resulted in a trade surplus of US dollars 1.5 billion. Accordingly, the total value of export and import turnover of Vietnam in the second half of June was US dollars 20.96 billion, up by 5.5% as compared to the first half of June-2019.

Revenue in the first half of 2019: Downtrend

10:54 | 07/07/2019 Customs

VCN- If the increase in the State revenue in January, March and April was from more than 24.35 percent to 34 percent compared to 2018, this revenue in May was 4.89 percent and June was 7.8 percent compared to 2018. This is a downtrend in State revenue collection in the first half of the year of the Customs sector, instead of increasing revenue in the last month of the year, this revenue has gradually decreased.

Preliminary assessment of Vietnam international merchandise trade performance in the first quarter of 2019

14:50 | 28/05/2019 Customs Statistics

Highlights 1. According to trade statistics of Vietnam Customs, in March 2019, a 53.7% upwards in total external merchandise turnover of Vietnam was recorded on a month-on-month basis. Exports jumped 63.8 %, to USD 22.78 billion and imports remarkably went up 44.2%, to USD 21.15 billion as compared to the result of February 2019. As a result, there was a USD 1.63 billion surplus in Vietnam’s trade balance in this month.

Preliminary assessment of Vietnam international merchandise trade performance in the first 2 months of 2019

14:06 | 28/05/2019 Customs Statistics

Highlights 1. According to trade statistics of Vietnam Customs, in February 2019, a 34.1% downwards in total external merchandise turnover of Vietnam was recorded on month-on-month basis. Exports shrunk 37.0 %, to USD 13.91 billion and imports remarkably went down 31%, to USD 14.67 billion as compared to the result of January 2019. As a result, there was a USD 768 million deficit in Vietnam’s trade balance in this month.

National Press Festival 2019 : Customs Newspaper won prize for the outstanding e-newspapers interface

19:28 | 19/03/2019 Headlines

VCN- At the closing ceremony, the Organising Board awarded 49 prizes for “the best reportages on the environment, climate change, and natural disaster prevention”, including 4 prizes A, 11 prizes B, 16 prizes C and 18 Consolation prizes.

Issuing a plan for internal inspection and audit in 2019 for the Finance sector

20:06 | 27/02/2019 Regulations

VCN- The Ministry of Finance will also examine the implementation of the Law on Thrift Practice and Waste Prevention at agencies and units.

Industrial production gained momentum in 2019

14:52 | 25/02/2019 Import-Export

VCN- According to the General Statistics Office (Ministry of Planning and Investment), in the first month of 2019, although the industrial production index is estimated to decrease by 3.2% compared to December 2018.

Gold price is still "dancing" in 2019

09:26 | 16/02/2019 Headlines

VCN- In the last days of 2018, gold prices had a strong increase when reaching the "peak" level for more than 8 months

Ministry of Finance expects to hold 30 thematic press conferences in 2019

15:24 | 21/01/2019 Finance

VCN- Especially, the Ministry of Finance plans to hold over 30 thematic press conferences in 2019.

9 major financial and budgetary tasks in 2019

13:32 | 14/01/2019 Finance

VCN - In order to fulfill the financial and budgetary tasks in 2019 well, the Ministry of Finance has set 9 major tasks to coordinate with ministries, sectors and localities for deployment.

2019: Ready for a breakthrough

11:20 | 12/01/2019 Import-Export

VCN- According to Mr. Nguyen Bich Lam, Director General of the General Statistics Office, if 2018 was a pivotal year to implement the 5-year socio-economic development plan for 2016-2020, 2019 could be considered a "breakthrough" year for creating momentu

Minister of Finance Dinh Tien Dung: Customs sector has excellently accomplished the task of revenue collection

16:24 | 09/01/2019 Customs

VCN- According to the Minister Dinh Tien Dung, 2019 is an important and breakthrough year for accomplishing the 5-year plan (2016-2020).

The Customs sector has launched emulation movement in 2019

16:02 | 04/01/2019 Customs

VCN- The goal of this emulation movement is also to continue transforming awareness and action, accompanying investors and import and export enterprises, passengers on entry and exit, and promoting all resources in the Customs sector by creating a synergy

Sketching the economic aspect in 2019

09:30 | 11/11/2018 Import-Export

VCN- It is said that the growth rate was reasonable and feasible. Generally assessing the economic development trend in 2019, Mr. Vu Hong Thanh said that positive trend was critical.