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With Vietnam and the US normalizing their diplomatic ties, the bilateral trade between the two countries has expanded from zero to US$36.3 billion in 2014. This figure is further expected to reach $40 billion by the end of this financial year.
Nguyen Duy Khien, head of the American Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said that Vietnam shipped $30.6 billion worth of goods to the US in 2014, up 24 per cent against the previous year.
