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Ho Chi Minh City targets economic growth of at least 6.5% in the first quarter so that it can hit the full-year target of 7.5-8%. Its economy only grew at 0.7% in the first quarter of last year, and to avoid a repeat, it is promoting public investment, domestic consumption, …

Seven Vietnamese firms have won a bid to export 300,000 tons of rice to Indonesia, or more than half the volume that country’s plans to import in January. Their lowest quote was US$648 per ton, including transportation costs. Earlier this year Indonesia said it wanted to import 500,000 tons of …

TikTok may look (or sound) a little different when you scroll through the app going forward. Earlier this week, Universal Music Group — which represents big-name artists like Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Drake — said that it would no longer allow its music on TikTok following the Wednesday expiration …