The US was Vietnam’s largest export market with nearly 71 billion USD, while China was Vietnam’s largest import market with more than 79 billion USD.

Meanwhile, around 9 million foreign tourists travelled to Vietnam in the January-September period, a 4.7-fold increase compared to the same period last year, according to the GSO. However, the figure was equal to 69% of the number in the same period of 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.