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The Mekong Delta’s grilled beef ‘mountain’

An Giang Province, which borders Cambodia in the upper Mekong Delta, has become famous for a beef dish that is more a neighborly fusion than a Vietnamese original. Bo leo nui – which translates to “mountain climbing cow”– is not actually cooked from cattle that live in the mountains, even …

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HCMC calls off plan to tax 2nd property

HCMC calls off plan to tax 2nd property

Ho Chi Minh City has scrapped a proposal to tax the second property owned by people it had been considering to reduce speculation. It has also given up plans to hike non-agriculture land and the income tax rate for selling a second property. The Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate …

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Gold prices shoot up

Gold prices shoot up

SJC gold price gained 0.38% to VND66.8 million ($2,821.55) per tael Saturday morning. Gold ring price went up 0.74% to VND54.8 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Globally gold prices jumped nearly 2% on Friday, driven by a slide in U.S. Treasury yields and broader …

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