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Vietnam needs $173.7M annually for petrol reserves

Vietnam needs $173.7M annually for petrol reserves

Vietnam needs to spend at least VND4.1 trillion (US$173.7 million) annually to increase the national gasoline and oil reserve. The Ministry of Industry and Trade alongside the Ministry of Finance want the country’s reserves to total nine days of net imports by 2025, and 30 days in the 2026-2030 period, …

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US House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok

US House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok

The U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok. Lawmakers voted 24 to 16 to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app – which is used by over 100 …

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North Korea’s Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said on Thursday, amid warnings of an impending food crisis. Kim gave instructions to revamp irrigation systems, build modern farming machines and create more arable land as he wrapped …

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