Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 6 -- In December alone, trade with the rest of the world soared by 25.7 percent year on year to US$88.72, reported the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

The above figure includes US$44.03 billion in export value, up 12.6 percent compared with the previous month.

In the fourth quarter of 2025, export turnover reached US$126.3 billion, up 20 percent year on year but down 1.7 percent compared with the third quarter of 2025.

For the whole year, the Southeast Asian nation earned US$475.04 billion from exporting, up 17 percent. Of the figure, the domestic economic sector recorded US$107.95 billion, down 6.1 percent and accounting for 22.7 percent of total export turnover, while the foreign-invested ...