Hanoi, July 5 -- The Vietnamese economy achieved its strongest performance in over a decade, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising by 7.52% in the first half of the year, the highest since 2011, according to the Ministry of Finance's National Statistics Office of Vietnam (NSO). At a press conference in Hanoi on July 5, NSO Director Nguyen Thi Huong highlighted that this was a positive result, reflecting the whole political system's determination, concerted efforts, and drastic actions in managing and implementing socio-economic development tasks amidst regional and global volatility. Breaking down the GDP by sectors, agro-forestry-fishery expanded by 3.84%, industry and construction by 8.33%, and the services sector by 8.14%, contribut...