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  Lotus fibre extraction is done manually, resulting in limited amounts of lotus yarns produced a year. Lotus-derived apparel is high-priced accordingly. Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI —  As sustainable development is becoming the order of the day, Vietnamese fashion firms are having no choice but to adapt themselves to greener production. …

  HCM City received a record US$7.1 billion worth of remittances in 2021 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. — Photo nhadautu.vn HCM CITY — HCM City received a record US$7.1 billion worth of remittances last year, a 16 per cent increase from 2020 and accounting for more than half of the country’s total remittances, according to the State Bank of …

South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Monday it decided to fine German carmaker Mercedes-Benz and its Korean unit 20.2 billion won ($16.9 million) for false advertising tied to gas emissions of its diesel passenger vehicles. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said Mercedes had tampered with pollution mitigation devices by …