Mobile phone assemble at the Samsung high-tech complex, Yen Binh industrial zone, Thai Nguyen province (Photo: Hoang Nguyen/VNA)

They said Vietnam achieved growth of 6.81 percent, surpassing the Government’s target of 6.7 percent. Key contributors to the economic expansion were agriculture, exports, and equitization of state-owned enterprises.

The articles quoted the World Bank’s projection that Vietnam will achieve GDP growth of 6.5 % next year.