The Viet Nam Chemical National Group (Vinachem) will focus on investment of apatite exploitation projects this year, said the group’s deputy general director Bui The Chuyen. SEE MORE Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highlighted Vietnam’s significant achievements in 2017 in an article published in a special issue titled “The Year Ahead 2018: Hope Against Rage” of the international media organisation Project Syndicate. SEE MORE PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc at MPI’s year-end summation conference last week again requested the General Statistics Office (GSO) to re-calculate GDP. SEE MORE Economic experts have warned of challenges facing Viet Nam in 2018 which may cut the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate to 6.58 per cent, lower than the previous year’s figure, at a conference held in Ha Noi yesterday. SEE MORE Base metal prices edged down from near multi-year peaks on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump backed a stronger dollar, prompting the currency to trade above its recent lows against major rivals. A stronger dollar makes metals more expensive for holders of other currencies. SEE MORE