Vietnam’s economy has weathered the recent turbulence in the external environment fairly well, with growth expected to come in at 6.5 percent this year, the World Bank said Wednesday. SEE MORE Asia is poised to ignite a decade of global trade growth and will be the starting point for a quadrupling of worldwide exports to an estimated $68.5 trillion by 2050, according to a forecast by HSBC. SEE MORE Of all the sticky subjects wrapped up in global warming and international talks about curbing climate change, perhaps agriculture is one of the stickiest. After all, agriculture is a hefty contributor to global greenhouse-gas emissions, but it’s also what feeds us all. SEE MORE While most people are familiar with oil and petroleum, those that aren’t well versed in the oil space may find terms like light, medium and heavy oil confusing and hard to differentiate. What’s more, there are also both conventional and unconventional oil deposits. SEE MORE Vietnam is believed to have achieved many great successes a lot over the last three decades of economic renovation, but many economists say the years ahead will continue to be challenging. SEE MORE