Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Les Echos newspaper in France has hailed Vietnam’ssuccess in dealing with COVID-19 and restarting the economy.
Itnoted that the number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam as well as fatalitiesremained low at 1,077 and 35, respectively as of September 29, for a populationof nearly 100 million.
Despiterestrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease, the country’s GDP inthe third quarter still grew by 2.62 percent from the same period last year.The newspaper quoted Vietnam’s General Office of Statistics as forecasting thatthe goal of 2-percent growth for this year is not out of reach.
LesEchos also reported that Vietnam’s exports in the first nine months of the yearincreased by 4.2 percent and production also maintained growth. It cited asurvey which showed 81 percent of Vietnamese believed that the country’seconomy still maintains its growth impetus./.
Itnoted that the number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam as well as fatalitiesremained low at 1,077 and 35, respectively as of September 29, for a populationof nearly 100 million.
Despiterestrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease, the country’s GDP inthe third quarter still grew by 2.62 percent from the same period last year.The newspaper quoted Vietnam’s General Office of Statistics as forecasting thatthe goal of 2-percent growth for this year is not out of reach.
LesEchos also reported that Vietnam’s exports in the first nine months of the yearincreased by 4.2 percent and production also maintained growth. It cited asurvey which showed 81 percent of Vietnamese believed that the country’seconomy still maintains its growth impetus./.
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