Vietnam’s growth picks up in second quarter

Higher GDP: A vendor selling helmets waits for customers at her street stall in Hanoi. GDP rose 6.61% in the second quarter compared to a year earlier, up from a revised 4.65% in the first quarter. — AFP

HO CHI MINH CITY: Vietnam’s economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, despite the country’s worst Covid outbreak yet, as global demand regained momentum.

Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 6.61% in the second quarter compared to a year earlier, up from a revised 4.65% in the first quarter, the General Statistics Office said.