VietNamNet Bridge - The trade surplus in the first quarter of 2016 alone was five times higher than that of the entire year of 2012. But this could be bad news.

VietNamNet Bridge – Le Quoc Phuong, deputy director of the Viet Nam Industry and Trade Information Centre, talked to the Vietnam News Agency about the country's trade surplus in 2014 and the challenges it may face in 2015.

 Trade surplus fetches nearly US$ 3 bln in Jan-Nov period; Gov’t purchasing rice price not benefit farmers; CBU car imports surge 30%; Son La calls for investment in Moc Chau tourism zone; CBRE: Office rents remain stable until Q1

Banks in Vietnam meet international payment standards; Nearly 16,000 automobiles sold in November; US tra fish imports fall as prices rise; RoK trade deficit widens, amid higher exports; Turkey asks WTO for emergency duties on mobile phone imports

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's trade surplus in the first 11 months of 2014 has reached US$2 billion, a $100-million increase over the surplus recorded in the first ten months of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – After three consecutive years of trade surplus, Viet Nam will likely experience a trade deficit next year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade predicted at a meeting last Monday.

 VN economy improving: CBRE; Minister Vinh says falling FDI approvals no cause for concern; Bac Ninh welcomes smartphone plant; Trade surplus in 10 months: Satisfactory but unsustainable; Vietnamese flock to Japan on reduced prices

SBV slashes deposit rate cap; Vietham attracts FDI from ASEAN countries; Home loans still hard to come by; Trade surplus hits $1.87b as high-value exports rise; State-owned firms misused funds: MoF

 Trade surplus hit over US$3 billion in eight months; Local seed companies lose ground to foreign giants; Seafood exports likely to hit 7 billion USD in 2014; Thailand’s BJC ready to audit Metro after buy-out

 Boeing, Microsoft boost co-operation with VN; Trade surplus hits $1.7b as exports see growth; Manufacturing boosts production index; Farm exports hit US$20.22 billion;

David Duong wins a US$2.7 bil contract in the US; New wave of Japan’s investment in Vietnam; Poor lack financial services access; Steelmaking group worried about effect of Russian imports; Vietnam posts small trade surplus

VN exports face tough challenges; SBV approves new Construction Bank head; Pan Pacific stitches up tender for largest stake in Vinaseed; Footwear exports fetch more than $1.1b; Unsold sugar inventory reaches nearly 460,000 tonnes

 Ministry requires petrol prices cut on world downward trend; Vietnam enjoys US$1.26 bln Jan-Jul trade surplus; RoK – a leading foreign investor in Vietnam; Samsung Thai Nguyen rakes in US$2 billion from exports

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country had a trade surplus of US$1.46 billion by July 15, according to statistics from the General Department of Customs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The trade sector has worked out a number of solutions aiming to boost exports and produce a trade surplus of US$500 million by the end of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reports.

 Vietnam leads in shrimp exports to Japan; Vietnamese steel nail producer faces US lawsuit; Vietnam exports 200,000 tonnes of rice to Malaysia; State Audit Office to probe Vinalines accounts

 Trade surplus strikes US$928 million; Garment exports reach nearly US$6 billion; Vietnam- Singapore Biz Forum to open in HCM City; FDI disbursement hits US$4.6 bln; Vietnam-China mineral plant rolls out first batch

 First Vietnamese business receives GTB Innovation Award; Trade surplus rises to over US$2 billion; Exports to Israel nearly double; Int’l cashew nut processors convene in Ba Ria-Vung Tau;

Trade surplus $683m despite April deficit; Capital raising measures $4b in Q1; Securities firms report bumper earnings despite challenges; Indonesia probes into steel imports from Vietnam

 Viet Nam achieves $700m trade surplus; Vinamilk forecasts downswing in profits for 2014; Mekong Delta rice yield surges after zoning, irrigation work; HCMC to host major regional IT event