Hanoi, July 13 -- Economists have called on Vietnam to improve the quality of growth, strengthen the economy's resilience and speed up the implementation of existing policies to cope with growing global uncertainties, even as the country's economy expanded by 8.18% in the first half of 2026. A report by the Institute of Vietnam and World Economy under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences noted that the economy continued to perform well despite an uncertain global outlook. While the GDP growth of 8.18% was the highest in many years, foreign trade turnover continued to increase, and key manufacturing industries regained momentum, providing a crucial cornerstone for the realisation of the whole year's growth target. However, the figures ju...