The economy expanded 7.46 percent in third quarter of 2017 from the same period last year, the strongest third quarter growth since 2010. SEE MORE Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate has been up quarter by quarter this year and reached 7.46 percent in the third quarter, a strong increase compared to 5.15 percent the first and 6.28 percent in the second quarter. SEE MORE Viet Nam witnessed a year-on-year increase of 21.4 per cent in total trade value from January 1 to September 15 to US$289.14 billion, according to the General Department of Customs. SEE MORE The World Economic Forum’s latest global competitiveness list, released on Wednesday, ranked Việt Nam 55th overall, up five places from last year and 20 from five years ago. SEE MORE State budget revenue from fuels has gone down despite a surge in import volume in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period last year, according to data of the General Department of Vietnam Customs. SEE MORE