Vietnam rejoins club of 6%-GDP-growth nations as exports surge

HANOI (June 30): Vietnam’s economy recovered this quarter with a surge in exports allowing it to rejoin a small group of nations posting growth rates of more than 6%.

Highlights of GDP report

• Gross domestic product rose 6.17% in the second quarter from a year earlier, compared with a revised 5.15% in the previous three months, the General Statistics Office said in Hanoi on Thursday
• The economy expanded 5.73% in the six months through June

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