Vietnam, China bolster trade ties

Specifically, export turnover of Vietnamese goods to China reached nearly 26.5 billion US dollars. With total import-export between the two countries soaring over 73 billion US dollars in value, China has become Vietnam's biggest APEC trade partner, followed by South Korea and the United States.

Statistics from China's General Administration of Customs showed that Vietnam has risen to become the largest trade partner of China in ASEAN and its ninth largest in the world.