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Japanese giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation has sold a 10.8% stake in Vietnam’s Eximbank, reducing its ownership to 4.27%. It sold 132.8 million EIB shares at VND27,750 ($1.18) on January 13, according to a release by the Vietnamese bank. The value of the deal is estimated at around VND3.4 trillion. …

On a farm close to Hanoi, Le Van Hien picks out the best bird among his flock of “dragon chickens” — a breed with legs as thick as a brick that can fetch up to $2,000 a head. The lumpy legs of the Dong Tao chicken — named after the …

China’s economic growth in 2022 slumped to one of its worst in nearly half a century as the fourth quarter was hit hard by stringent Covid curbs and a property market slump, raising pressure on policymakers to unveil more stimulus this year. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.9% in October-December …