In order to better combat trade fraud activities in the future, the Ministry of Finance is requesting related agencies to soon issue specific criteria for domestically-produced goods.

The government forewent over VND8.2 trillion (US$355.45 million) in customs revenue between January and October as a result of Vietnam's commitments to free trade agreements.

Car sales in Vietnam in the January–September period dropped 22% year-on-year to 179,155 units across all segments.

Both sides expected to cooperate in the distribution of potential Covid-19 vaccines in the coming time.

This marked the rise in number of imported cars to Vietnam in two consecutive months, following a 34% increase in July.

The record US$13.5 billion trade surplus in the eight-month period far exceeded the unprecedented figure of US$11.12 billion last year.

A trade surplus of US$10.08 billion as of August 15 puts Vietnam in a strong position to surpass the record figure of US$11.12 billion in 2019.