Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$3.4 billion during the first eight months of this year, buoyed by the soaring value of telephone and component exports. SEE MORE Vietnam’s production and export activities, and its trade balance, may be affected by the tensions between South Korea and Japan, according to Rong Viet Securities. SEE MORE Oil prices on Friday were set for their biggest weekly gains since early July, boosted by a decline in U.S inventories and a looming hurricane in Florida, while new signs of trade talks between the United States and China emerged. SEE MORE Silver prices reached a three-year high at the spot market here, closing 3.7 per cent higher at Rs 46,840 a kg, the highest since September 2016. SEE MORE Agricultural resources phosphate and potash are primarily used to produce fertilizer for crops and animal feed supplements. Only 5 percent of world production of these resources is used in other applications, which include construction, soaps and detergents. SEE MORE