in the third quarter Vietnam's economic growth quick-ended , buoy by foreign investments and exports growth that contrasts with the performance of many of its neighbours. Gross domestic product rose 6.81% in the third quarter from a year earlier. That compares with a revised 6.47% pace in the second quarter this year. Vietnam is the only one country with strong export growth amid contracing exports among its regional peers. In the nine months through September the economy grew 6.5% compared with the median estimate of 6.4% in a Bloomberg survey. Vietnam is forecast to post the strongest economic growth this year of six major and expected to accelerate through the second half, underpinned by rising private consumption, export-oriented manufacturing and FDI.