Hanoi (VNA) – The country’s export turnover has seen remarkable growth, with localities in the Red River Delta serving as important contributors, which are still taking various measures to help realise the country’s export target set for 2025.
According to the Coordinating Council for the Red River Delta region, the regional provinces and cities have made significant progress in economic growth, state budget revenue, foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction, and tourism. Notably, their export turnover ranks among the highest in Vietnam.
The Ministry of Finance reported that in the first 10 months of 2025, Vietnam’s total foreign trade turnover reached 762.44 billion USD, up 17.4% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of 19.56 billion USD. Many Red River Delta provinces posted strong export growth during this period.
Statistics show that Bac Ninh’s exports over the last ten months exceeded 77 billion USD, up 32% year-on-year, with a trade surplus of nearly 5 billion USD. This province has consistently ranked among the top trading performers nationwide since August 2025 and also among the largest contributors to the country's total exports.
Following the administrative merger with Bac Giang, Bac Ninh’s industrial production and trade has witnessed a strong breakthrough. Its key industrial products have seen strong year-on-year expansion, including computer parts, peripheral devices, laptops, iPads, and smartphones. As a hub for hi-tech industrial production and exports, Bac Ninh now holds many advantages for scaling up export, particularly when foreign investors are still choosing the province as a production base.
So far this year, Bac Ninh has attracted about 16.2 billion USD in investment, ranking second nationwide. The export growth has been driven by core commodities such as computers, electronics, phones, and components produced by FDI enterprises.
Meanwhile, Ninh Binh ranked eighth nationwide in export turnover, with over 21 billion USD. To achieve this, the provincial Department of Industry and Trade has actively implemented plans to expand and diversify export markets and support businesses in obtaining origin certificates and self-certifying origin for exports.
Following the administrative merger, Hung Yen’s export turnover in the January–October period is estimated at nearly 10 billion USD.
The figure reflects businesses’ efforts to overcome challenges as well as the growing resilience of the local economy, which is strengthening its position through proactive innovation, technology investment, and product quality improvement. One key measure to boost exports in Hung Yen is administrative reform, with a particular focus on streamlining customs procedures.
The customs sector is actively implementing digital and smart customs models, applying artificial intelligence, blockchain, and big data to help businesses save time on cargo clearance, reduce financial and labour costs, and improve production and business efficiency.
Meanwhile, industry and trade authorities continue to support firms through many activities, including training in free trade agreements (FTAs); assisting with trade promotion and business networking; providing 100% online public services for issuing certificates of origin (C/O); and coordinating in global market forecasting to help enterprises proactively plan their production and business activities.
Experts said with 16.2% growth in the first 10 months and value exceeding 42 billion USD per month for the past four consecutive months, this year's export growth could far surpass the 12% target. However, to this end, ministries, sectors, the business community, and localities—including those in the Red River Delta—must continue to make further efforts through the end of the year.
Relevant agencies need to boost connections between domestic and FDI businesses, help local firms integrate into FDI supply chains, and run targeted trade promotion programmes in key markets, including the EU, the US, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, ASEAN, India, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America./.
Coffee exports likely to exceed 8 billion USD this year
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment reported that Vietnam sold 1.3 million tonnes of coffee overseas for 7.41 billion USD between January and October, up 61.8% year-on-year and marking the highest annual value increase to date. The average export price reached 5,653 USD per tonne, a surge of 42.5% from the same period last year. Several markets posted outstanding growth, particularly Mexico, where export value jumped by 34.7 times.
