Hanoi, March 6 -- Vietnam's total foreign trade value reached 155.7 billion USD in the first two months of 2026, up 22.2% year-on-year, while the country recorded a trade deficit of 2.98 billion USD, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.

The office reported on March 6 that export turnover in February was estimated at 33.06 billion USD, down 23.7% from the previous month. Of the figure, the domestic economic sector earned 6.44 billion USD, falling 33.1%, while the foreign-invested sector, including crude oil, raked in 26.62 billion USD, down 21%.

Compared with the same period last year, February's exports increased 5.7%. However, exports from the domestic sector declined 24.3%, while those from ...