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Vietnam-Laos two-way trade increases nearly 33pct in H1/2012

Aug 13th at 13:13
13-08-2012 13:13:53+07:00

Vietnam-Laos two-way trade increases nearly 33pct in H1/2012

Vietnam-Laos two-way trade in the first six months of this year continued to increase with $465 million, rising nearly 33 percent over the same period last year ($349.8 million), according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Currently, Vietnamese enterprises have invested total $5.2 billion in 435 projects in Laos, taking the leading position amongst 53 foreign nations and territories investing in Laos

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