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Tourism blamed for monkey menace on Hoi An islands

People on the Cham Islands off Hoi An say wild monkeys are invading their homes and stealing their food. Pham Minh Vuong, 30, was taking a nap after lunch on a mid-December day as a troop of monkeys woke him up running “noisily” across the roof of his house on …

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Apple to start MacBook production in Vietnam next year

Apple to start MacBook production in Vietnam next year

Apple’s MacBooks are set to be produced in Vietnam starting next year for the first time, the latest of several Apple products that will be shifted to the country. Apple has tapped its top supplier, Taiwan’s Foxconn, to start making the laptops in Vietnam as early as around May, sources …

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Dollar shoots up against dong

Dollar shoots up against dong

The U.S. dollar surges against the Vietnamese dong at banks Tuesday afternoon. ACB sold the dollar 0.84% higher at VND24,100, while VIB set the rate at VND24,150, a 1.05% rise. The greenback goes up 0.83% to VND24,400 at SCB. Vietcombank sold the dollar at VND23,910, up 0.38%. The State Bank …

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