HANOI: Which helped lift Vietnam’s exports to $213 billion. The country saw a record number of foreign arrivals of 12.9 million, an increase of 29 percent over past year. External factors also contributed, such as a slight recovery in the world economy and the growth of those of some of Vietnam’s main trading partners, such as China, the United States, Japan, South Korea and the European Union.
Vietnam’s total goods retail sales and consumer service revenues were over 3,934 trillion Vietnamese dong this year, up 10.9 percent against last year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office on Thursday. The gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2017 is estimated to expand by 6.81 percent, surpassing the Government’s set target of 6.7 percent. Therefore, he suggested the country focus on developing services serving import-export activities such as transportation, insurance and financial services. The GSO said there was an increase in production in the agriculture, forestry and fishery industries.
