HANOI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam poured more than 2.7 billion U.S. dollars into importing chemicals and over 3.1 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products in the first seven months of this year, down 9 percent and up 2.8 percent on-year, respectively.
Vietnam's biggest exporters of chemicals and chemical products included China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs on Friday.
In the seven-month period, the country exported 984 million U.S. dollars of chemicals and 779 million U.S. dollars of chemical products, declining 13.1 percent and rising 3.3 percent on-year, respectively.
Last year, Vietnam spent nearly 5.1 billion U.S. dollars importing chemicals, and over 5.4 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products, mainly from China, said the department. Enditem
