Second quarter economic growth this year is estimated to approximate 6.17 percent and inflation may increase by 0.73 percent over the first quarter, forecast head of the Central Economic Management Institute Dr. Nguyen Dinh Cung at a seminar in Hanoi yesterday. SEE MORE According to order from the ministries of Industry and Trade, Finance, the prices of RON92 and E5 petrol will be kept unchanged while the prices of some kinds of oil will increase since 4 p.m. on April 20. SEE MORE Coal is a fossil fuel that is, essentially, “the altered remains of prehistoric vegetation,” as the World Coal Association (WCA) puts it. However, there are a number of different coal types. SEE MORE The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast Vietnam’s economic growth would cool to 6% this year due mainly to weaker demand on global markets and the serious impact of drought and saltwater intrusion on the country’s agriculture. SEE MORE Trading in futures on everything from steel reinforcement bars and hot-rolled coils to cotton and polyvinyl chloride has soared this week, prompting exchanges in Shanghai, Dalian and Zhengzhou to boost fees or issue warnings to investors. While the underlying products may be anything but glamorous, the numbers are eye-popping SEE MORE