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China’s gasoline demand peak nears as EV boom hastens transition

China's gasoline demand peak nears as EV boom hastens transition

China’s demand for petrol is likely to peak as early as next year as electric vehicle sales soar, several analysts say, bringing forward an energy transition milestone for the world’s biggest polluter and a headache for global refiners. The International Energy Agency (IEA) and consultancy Rystad Energy have brought forward …

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WHO, UNICEF-supported 5-in-1 vaccine arrives in Vietnam

A batch of the 5-in-1 vaccine supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) arrived in Hanoi on Thursday. The batch consists of 185,700 doses of DTP-VGB-Hib vaccine, urgently provided for the Ministry of Health to address a reduction in immunization rates and a …

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US announces $32M contract for Vietnam dioxin cleanup

A $32 million contract has been granted to a U.S. firm to continue dioxin cleanup at Dong Nai’s Bien Hoa Air Base, the U.S. Mission to Vietnam announced on Thursday. The contract, given to Tetra Tech, calls on the company to provide engineering design, construction management, environmental monitoring and treatments …

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97 temperature records broken in Vietnam this summer

There have been 97 record-breaking high temperatures seen this summer across Vietnam, with the highest one 44.2 degrees Celsius in the central province of Nghe An. Summer for northern and central Vietnam regions began with a three-day heat wave from March 22 to March 24, with 18 records being broken …

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