The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has requested local associations and businesses to coordinate implementing key solutions to promote imports and exports as sea freight rates rise.

The value of trade via border gates with China in the northern province of Lang Son amounted to 1.7 billion USD in January.

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said at a recent congressional hearing with the House of Representatives’ Commission XI that Indonesia’s economic growth is forecast to reach between 7.1 to 8.3 percent in the second quarter this year.​

Credit growth for the remainder of the year will be driven by imports and exports, according to a recent survey by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

Ho Chi Minh City is adjusting its industrial development strategy until 2020, including removing zoning plans for delayed industrial parks and downsizing the scale of industrial complexes in a bid to speed up investment projects and lure more investment.