Hanoi, Aug. 6 -- The US news site ainvest.com on August 5 ran an article highlighting Vietnam's impressive resilience in the face of global headwinds, noting that the country's GDP growth in the second quarter of 2025 expanded by 7.96% year-on-year. According to the article, Vietnam's economy has long been a paradox of contrasts: a manufacturing powerhouse with a youthful population, a rapidly digitising consumer base, and a government determined to balance growth with stability. In the second quarter, this duality crystallised in the form of rising inflation and record-breaking GDP expansion. The consumer price index (CPI) of Vietnam in the first half of the year averaged 3.27%, with core inflation at 3.16%, driven by surging housing and...