HANOI, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam poured over 2 billion U.S. dollars into importing chemicals and nearly 2.3 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products between January and May this year, down 5.8 percent and up 8 percent on-year respectively.

Vietnam's biggest exporters of chemicals and chemical products included China, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs on Tuesday.

In the five-month period, the country exported 708 million U.S. dollars of chemicals and 563 million U.S. dollars of chemical products, declining 16 percent and rising 9.6 respectively.

Last year, Vietnam spent nearly 5.1 billion U.S. dollars importing chemicals, and over 5.4 billion U.S. dollars importing chemical products, mainly from China, said the department. Enditem

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