Industry and Trade News June 6: Vietnam has a trade surplus of 4.67 billion USD in 5 months

On June 6, the press reported a lot of information related to the Industry and Trade sector. Industry and Trade Newspaper would like to review some notable information.

Import and export sector

The website bnews.vn today, June 6, posted the information: " Vietnam has a trade surplus of 4.67 billion USD in 5 months"

The General Statistics Office ( Ministry of Finance ) has just announced: In the past 5 months, the total export and import turnover of goods reached 355.79 billion USD, an increase of 15.7% over the same period last year, of which exports increased by 14% and imports increased by 17.5%. The trade balance of goods had a surplus of 4.67 billion USD.

Specifically, the export turnover of goods in May 2025 reached 39.6 billion USD, up 5.7% over the previous month; of which, the domestic economic sector reached 8.61 billion USD, down 26.1%; the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached 30.99 billion USD, up 20.1%.

Compared to the same period last year, the export turnover of goods in May increased by 17%; of which, the domestic economic sector decreased by 10.1%, the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) increased by 27.7%.

In the first 5 months, the total export turnover of goods reached 180.23 billion USD, up 14% over the same period last year. Of which, the domestic economic sector reached 49.62 billion USD, up 12.5%, accounting for 27.5% of the total export turnover; the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) reached 130.61 billion USD, up 14.5%, accounting for 72.5%.

Thesaigontimes.vn reported: " Low-emission rice exported for the first time"

On the afternoon of June 5, the Vietnam Rice Industry Association (Vietrisa) in collaboration with Trung An High-Tech Agriculture Joint Stock Company (Trung An Company), Thot Not District, Can Tho City, organized a ceremony to export the first shipment of 500 tons of rice with the brand name "Green Vietnamese Rice with Low Emissions" to Japan.

This is the first batch of rice under the Project "1 million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice" to be exported abroad under the brand name "Green Vietnamese low-emission rice".

Mr. Pham Thai Binh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Trung An Company, said that the unit price of Japonica rice exported to Japan has been certified according to this standard.

A representative of Trung An Company said that in 2025, it is expected to export about 400,000 tons of Japonica and ST25 rice certified as "Low-emission Vietnamese Green Rice", mainly to the Japanese market.

According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Tran Thanh Nam, today's rice export batch is the result of coordination between farmers, cooperatives, businesses and local agricultural sectors in the process of implementing the 1 million hectare rice project.

Domestic market sector

The Lao Dong newspaper published the news: "Expecting a bumper lychee harvest"

This year's lychee output is estimated at about 303,000 tons, an increase of 30% compared to 2024. According to the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection - Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Bac Giang is the locality with the largest lychee output in the country with 165,000 tons, followed by Hai Duong with 60,000 tons, Hung Yen and Lang Son with 22,000 tons/province, Dak Lak with 21,000 tons...

According to Mr. La Van Nam, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Bac Giang province, since May 25, hundreds of Chinese traders have been granted residence permits to visit and learn about lychee gardens to promote lychee consumption. In parallel with the Chinese market, Bac Giang is also promoting domestic lychee consumption and exporting to Japan, Korea, Australia, the US, etc.

Meanwhile, Ms. Vu Thi Kim Phuong, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Hai Duong, said that the whole province currently has 8,800 hectares of lychee, including 2,850 hectares of early lychee and 5,850 hectares of main-season lychee. Of which, Thanh Ha district alone has more than 3,000 hectares of lychee. In general, Hai Duong lychee is produced according to safe processes, of which 12 regions have been certified by GlobalGAP, 56 regions have been certified by VietGAP.

Industrial sector

Dai Doan Ket Newspaper published information: "Imposing special consumption tax on sugary soft drinks: Cannot be delayed"

Consumption of sugary drinks in Vietnam has increased rapidly over the past 15 years. In 2023, Vietnamese people drank four times more sugary drinks than in 2009, with each person in Vietnam drinking an average of nearly 70 liters of sugary drinks per year, equivalent to 1.3 liters per week. There is strong evidence that people who regularly consume sugary drinks face an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. This habit is also linked to weight gain and obesity in children and adults, which are major risk factors for many diseases, and are especially unhealthy for children.

Around the world, about 110 countries have taxed sugary drinks. Photo: Le Minh

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends imposing taxes on sugary drinks to increase prices and reduce consumption. This measure is particularly effective in changing the habits of children and adolescents, who are more affected by price.

The National Assembly is currently considering amendments to the Law on Special Consumption Tax. According to Dr. Angela Pratt - WHO Representative in Vietnam, this is the perfect opportunity to introduce a tax on sugary drinks. Without intervention, the trend of sugary drink consumption will continue to increase, leading to negative impacts on children, adolescents, adults, families, society and the economy.

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