Hanoi, Sept. 5 -- Vietnam collected 298.3 trillion VND (almost 11.3 billion USD) in state budget revenue from import and export activities in the first eight months of 2025, equivalent to 72.6% of the annual target and up 8.4% year-on-year, according to the Department of Customs. The country's total import-export turnover during the period stood at 597.93 billion USD, a 16.3% rise compared with the same period last year. Of this, exports reached 305.96 billion USD while imports were valued at 291.97 billion USD, up 14.8% and 17.9%, respectively. As a result, trade surplus was recorded at 13.99 billion USD, down 25.7% from a year earlier. Smuggling and trade fraud remained complex, the department said. The majority of violations occurred o...