Electronics products surpassed garments and wood products to lead Binh Duong's key export items.— Photo gafin

BINH DUONG (Biz Hub) — The southern province of Binh Duong earned more than US$1.7 billion from exporting electronics products in the first nine months of this year, an increase of 20 per cent compared to previous years.

Local businesses produced 1.2 million electronics units during the period, according to director of the provincial Department of Industry and Trade Vo Van Cu. Many of these products posted high export growth such as phones and spare parts (41 percent) and computers and others (4-10 per cent).

Electronics products surpassed garments and wood products to lead Binh Duong's key export items, he said, adding that the province had encouraged investment in technology projects, especially those producing computers, phones and spare parts.

Binh Duong's three-quarter export turnover surpassed $11 billion, up 14.5 per cent year-on-year. — VNS