Business, production bounce back
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's Industrial Production Index (IIP) for April is estimated to rise 0.8% from March and 6.3% from the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
In the first 4 months of the year, the IIP increased 6%. Industrial products accounted for over 87% of Vietnam’s total export turnover in the January-April period.
Trade surplus also amounted to 8.4 billion USD, compared to 7.6 billion USD in the same period last year, while foreign direct investment reached nearly 9.3 billion USD.