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Pork imports nearly triple

Pork imports nearly triple

Frozen pork imports nearly tripled in the first 10 months of this year to 332,000 tons, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Also imported were 350,000 pigs on the hoof from Thailand, a 50 percent increase year-on-year. Together they cost US$617 million. Its five biggest pork suppliers were …

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Asia markets down on Omicron, US jobs data worries

Asia markets down on Omicron, US jobs data worries

Asian markets broadly fell in morning trading Monday, tracking uncertainty over the Omicron variant of Covid-19 as well as disappointing U.S. jobs data and the future of Chinese tech firms on Wall Street. The Omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, with …

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Vietnamese beauty crowned Miss Grand International 2021

Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien of Vietnam has won the Miss Grand International 2021 title, one of the top six major international beauty pageants for women. Tien, 23, finished ahead of 59 contestants at the grand finale held Saturday evening in Bangkok, Thailand. Tien beat the Ecuador contestant in a Top …

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