Specifically, the country spent up to US$11.88 billion importing goods from China, representing a sharp rise of 65% against the same period from last year.

Major imported items from the market include machinery, equipment, spare parts, computers, electronic products and components, as well as iron and steel of all kinds and products.

The remaining import markets with a turnover of over US$1 billion include the Republic of Korea with US$4.19 billion, up 7.3%; ASEAN with US$ 3.62 billion, up 20.2%; Japan with US$1.95 billion, up 16.4%; Taiwan (China) with US$1.94 billion, up 32%; the EU with US$1.31 billion, up 28.3%; and the United States with US$1.24 billion, up 33% against the same period from last year.

Statistics indicate that Vietnam spent some US$30.9 billion importing goods in January, up US$7.9 billion against the same period from last year.

Most notably, Vietnam moved to increase imports of items such as computers, along with electronic products and components, with turnover reaching US$8.56 billion, marking an increase of US$2 billion.

Furthermore, the nation imported 7.51 million tonnes of fuel including coal, crude oil, petroleum of all kinds, and liquefied petroleum gas, with a turnover of US$2.28 billion, up 90% in volume and 11% in value.

Source:VOV