[Ministry of Commerce: China-Vietnam bilateral trade volume increased by 17.6% year-on-year in the first nine months] Jinshi Data reported on October 17 that at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Commerce held today (October 17), the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce, He Yadong, introduced that from January to September this year, China-Vietnam bilateral trade volume increased by 17.6% year-on-year. He Yadong said that China is Vietnam's largest trading partner, Vietnam is China's largest trading partner in ASEAN, and China-Vietnam bilateral trade volume has exceeded US$200 billion for three consecutive years. From January to September this year, it reached US$190.38 billion, an increase of 17.6% year-on-year. From January to August, Chinese enterprises invested US$1.97 billion in Vietnam, maintaining a relatively fast growth. (Reprinted from: Jinshi Data)