Việt Nam has for the first time ever become China’s biggest trade partner in the ASEAN bloc, with two-way trade hitting over US$10 billion for every month of 2018.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has signed an urgent notice on the clearance of export goods at Tân Thanh border gate in the northern province of Lạng Sơn.

Managers of the Tân Thanh Border Guards have worked to resolve seasonal traffic jams at the border gate over the past four days, according to Đoàn Tuấn Anh, deputy director of the Tân Thanh Customs Department.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked all ministries, sectors and localities to work harder to fight smuggling, trade fraud and counterfeit goods during the coming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

The Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF) will help Việt Nam to establish a customs bond system – part of the country’s efforts to modernise and reform administrative procedures relating to import and export.

A number of enterprises have taken advantage of technology used for tax collection to avoid paying taxes.

Lục Ngạn District in the northern province of Bắc Giang see a rich harvest of lychee this year, with its growers happier than in previous seasons because lychee prices have reached highest level ever.

Six people belonging to two drug gangs have been arrested for trafficking 14kg of methamphetamine from China to the southern region, the HCM City police said on Thursday.

The zero per cent tariff under the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) will bring more goods from ASEAN and China to Việt Nam, especially Chinese fruits.

HCM City’s Criminal Investigation Police arrested eight people suspected to be involved in inter-provincial drug smuggling ring, a source said yesterday.