The nation’s foreign debts had reached VND2,451,978 billion as shown in the government’s report to the National Assembly on using loans and managing public debts as of the end of December 2017. SEE MORE Viet Nam’s gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow 6.83 per cent in 2018, almost unchanged from 6.8 per cent over the same period last year. SEE MORE China’s factory price inflation cooled in July amid a slowdown in economic growth with Beijing locked in a heated trade dispute with Washington, although economists expect punitive tariffs on U.S goods to add to wider price pressures in months ahead. SEE MORE Oil prices eked out gains on Thursday, reflecting concerns about Iranian crude supplies as the U.S. hit Tehran with new sanctions, halting Wednesday’s declines in the face of an escalating China-U.S. trade dispute and worries over Chinese demand. SEE MORE Oil prices on Thursday eked out gains on concerns about Iranian crude supplies as the U.S. hit Tehran with renewed sanctions, halting the previous session's declines amid the escalating China-U.S. trade dispute and worries over China's demand. SEE MORE