Vietnam posts trade surplus with Indonesia

In the first three months of 2011, Vietnam's export turnover to Indonesia amounted to $570 million, with rice exports reaping $300 million, textile and garments fetching $17.6 million, vegetables earning $15.4 million and equipment $14.2 million.

Indonesia's export turnover to Vietnam reached $460 million, including paper products, vegetable oil and chemicals.

With such satisfactory results in Q1, the goal to raise Viet Nam's export turnover to Indonesia to $3.5 billion, up $200 million against last year, is well in hand, said Vietnam's commercial counsellor in Indonesia, Do Ba Tho.