Mobile exports to UAE jump
HA NOI (VNS)— Viet Nam generated US$1.02 billion from exporting phone handsets and components to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first 4 months of this year, four times higher than last year’s corresponding figure.
The figures were made known by the Africa, West Asia and South Asia Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Vietnamese exports to the UAE have witnessed high growth over the years, with phone handsets taking the lead among the export items, the department said, adding that phone exports to the market rose from $108.3 million in 2010 to $363 million in 2011 and $1.5 billion in 2012.-VNS