HANOI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam poured over 3.8 billion U.S. dollars into importing chemicals and over 3.9 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products in the first nine months of this year, up 2.2 percent and 7 percent on-year, respectively.
Between January and September, China was Vietnam's biggest exporter of chemicals and chemical products, followed by Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Singapore, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs on Monday.
In the same period, the country exported more than 1.4 billion U.S. dollars worth of chemicals and nearly 987.5 million U.S. dollars worth of chemical products, surging 10.8 percent and 25.2 percent, respectively.
Last year, Vietnam spent nearly 5.2 billion U.S. dollars importing chemicals, and roughly 5.1 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products, mainly from China, said the department.
