The US$5 billion target was set by during Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Indonesia late last year. However, bilateral trade in 2011 hit US$4.5 billion, raising high hopes that the set target for 2015 will be beat this year.

In January 2012 alone, Vietnam earned nearly US$200 million from exports to Indonesia and imported US$162 million worth of goods from its partner.