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Tuna export value up 55% as major markets buy more

Tuna export value up 55% as major markets buy more

Vietnam earned US$730 million from tuna exports in the first eight months of this year, up 55%, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. In August alone, tuna exports were worth US$92 million, a year-on-year surge of 86%. Shipments to major markets including the U.S., the EU, Canada, Japan, …

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HCMC subsiding at 16 mm a year: study

HCMC is among the fastest sinking cities in the world, subsiding by 16.2 mm annually, with groundwater extraction and high-rise buildings to blame, a study has found. The study, led by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, noted that with sea levels rising as ice sheets melt, land subsidence would worsen this …

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