Hanoi, Nov. 11 -- The Department of Customs announced that State budget revenue from import and export activities in the first 10 months of 2025 reached 379.8 trillion VND (over 14.4 billion USD). The total trade is equivalent to 92.4% of the annual estimate and 80.8% of the targeted goal, marking a 9.3% increase year-on-year, or 32.4 trillion VND.

Total import-export turnover during the period amounted to 762.5 billion USD, up 17.4% (or 112.74 billion USD) compared to the same period last year, resulting in a trade surplus of 19.6 billion USD.

The Customs Department noted that fluctuations in global and domestic gold markets in October, coupled with a large price gap, have increased the risk of gold and currency smuggling across border...