Vietnam records trade surplus in August

Exports last month rose 1.2 percent from July to $14.48 billion, while imports dipped 4.3 percent from the previous month to $14.134 billion.

Exports in January through August rose 9.2 percent from the same period last year to $106.5 billion. The figures neared the 10-percent government growth target for the whole of 2015, while imports jumped 16.8 percent to $110.26 billion.