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FTAs key in boosting export: MoIT

  Vietnamese fruits on display at a trade fair in southern Italy. VNA/VNS Trường Duy  HÀ NỘI In a bid to achieve a targeted 6 per cent export growth in 2024, equivalent to US$377 billion, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) outlines a strategic focus on leveraging existing Free …

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HCMC shophouse rents continue to fall

HCMC shophouse rents continue to fall

Shophouse rents continue to decline in HCMC while retail space at shopping malls has become more expensive. In January the average monthly rent for shophouses in the downtown District 1 has fallen for a third consecutive month to VND128 million (US$5,201) per square meter, according to property listing platform Nha …

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Japan says New Year quake damage could cost $17B

Japan says New Year quake damage could cost $17B

The cost of the damage wreaked by a huge New Year’s Day earthquake that killed at least 236 people in central Japan could reach $17.6 billion, a government official said Friday. The magnitude-7.5 earthquake and its aftershocks devastated parts of Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, toppling buildings, …

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