International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its Country Focus articles about Vietnam, analyzing the country's strong manufacturing output and a recovery in retail and tourism activity.

According to a recent press release of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) will reach US$571.1 billion by 2025, surpassing the Philippines and Singapore to become the third largest economy in the Southeast Asia.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proposed for greater efforts for Vietnam to achieve the  GDP growth rate of over 5 per cent and keep inflation under 4 per cent this year.