TRADE between China and Vietnam totaled US$7.9 billion in the first quarter of the year, a 42.3 percent jump year on year, according to the secretariat of China-ASEAN Expo.

Of the total, China's exports to Vietnam reached US$5.86 billion, an increase of 39.1 percent.

Imports from Vietnam reached US$2.04 billion, a surge of 52.1 percent.