Vietnam, the first country in Asia to release second-quarter growth numbers, will probably say its economic expansion accelerated in the period, foreshadowing likely recoveries in the rest of the region.
Vietnam in Foreign Press 
The policy of renewal (Doi Moi) was decided in 1986 at the VIth Congress of the Vietnamese Communist Party after the difficult period that followed reunification and independence. The question was to meet the goals of development and participation in world affairs
Vietnam has come through the worst of the economic crisis and the trial has provided new opportunities, according to Vu Van Ninh, finance minister.
For every 100 girls born to Vietnamese families, there are 112 boys born, a disparity in the sex ratio that has been rapidly increasing in recent years, an official said Thursday. 
While it’s not quite the economic force that China is, Vietnam’s economy grew by 4.5% year-over-year in the second quarter and the nation’s stock market rallied 60%, making it the best performer in Asia. 
Vietnam’s stock market value is set to grow by at least 10 percent as a rally in the benchmark VN Index, Asia’s best performer this quarter, prompts the government to resume sales of state-owned company shares.