Hanoi, Sept. 4 -- Vietnam's domestic consumption continued to expand strongly in the first eight months of 2026, while tourism maintained its robust recovery momentum, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance. The total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenues in August were estimated at 679.8 trillion VND (26 billion USD), up 1.6% from the previous month and 14.9% year-on-year. In the January-August period, the figure reached 5.24 quadrillion VND, representing a 13.3% increase year-on-year. Most major groups of goods recorded solid growth in August. Sales of other fuels, excluding petrol and diesel, rose 2.2% month-on-month and 25.9% year-on-year, while wood and construction materials increased...