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GDP growth slows in Q1

GDP growth slows in Q1

Vietnams’ GDP growth slowed to 3.32% year-on-year in the first quarter, the second lowest growth rate in the last 12 years. Industry and construction, one of three main growth pillars of the country, posted an expansion rate of only 0.4% as major industries were hurt by rising input costs and …

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Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore

Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore

A crab covered in oil creeps across the sand as Philippine fishermen wearing white protective suits, rubber gloves, and respirator masks scrape toxic sludge from the rocks along the shore. Four weeks after a Philippine tanker loaded with 800,000 liters (210,000 gallons) of thick oil sank off the central island …

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