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Belgian court of appeal on Thursday lowered the prison sentence for Vietnamese trafficking gang leader Vo Van Hong over the manslaughter of 39 compatriots who suffocated in an airtight shipping container smuggled into Britain in 2019. The Ghent court of appeal sentenced Vo Van Hong to 10 years in prison, …

SJC gold price inched down 0.07% to VND66.95 million ($2,813.02) per tael Friday morning, lowest since mid-January. Gold ring price steadied at 54.25 million per tael. A tael equals 37.5 grams or 1.2 ounces. Gold prices edged up on Friday as the U.S. dollar softened, while traders awaited economic data …

The Ministry of Finance is again considering imposing a tax on sweetened beverages eight years after failing to get other ministries’ backing for it. A “reasonable” special consumption tax on sugary drinks would help protect people’s health in line with the World Health Organization’s recommendation and international practice, it said. …