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India restricts sugar exports at 10 million tonnes

India restricts sugar exports at 10 million tonnes

India has imposed restrictions on sugar exports for the first time in six years by capping this season’s exports at 10 million tonnes, a government order said, to prevent a surge in domestic prices after mills sold a record volume on the world market. The government has also asked exporters …

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Airbnb to shut domestic business in China from July 30

Airbnb to shut domestic business in China from July 30

Vacation rental company Airbnb Inc will shut down all listings and experiences in mainland China from July 30, it said on Tuesday, joining a long list of Western internet platforms that have opted out of the Chinese market. The company made the announcement on its official WeChat account without elaborating …

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Mother gets death certificate for living toddler

A woman in the Central Highlands applied for a death certificate for her three-year-old son though he was still alive because she didn’t want her ex-husband to visit him. Nguyen The Dung, 41, who lives in Kon Tum Province, said Tuesday that he found his son days after his ex-wife …

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Downpours kill three in northern Vietnam

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed three people in Tuyen Quang and Hoa Binh provinces, and destroyed 260 houses. Two people in Tuyen Quang were buried by landslides while the person in Hoa Binh was swept away by flash floods, the National Steering Committee on Natural …

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Malaysian chicken export curbs ruffle feathers

Malaysian chicken export curbs ruffle feathers

Malaysia’s move to cut exports of chickens to control soaring prices and combat domestic shortages ruffled feathers Tuesday, with neighboring Singapore warning of supply disruptions. The Southeast Asian nation is the latest country to curb food exports as prices surge, after India banned wheat shipments and Indonesia temporarily halted palm …

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HCMC teenage gang jailed for robbing French tourist

Seven teenagers in Ho Chi Minh City were sent to jail for stealing a phone from a French tourist two years prior. Truong Quoc Thinh, 18, received seven years in prison for robbery and snatching, as sentenced by the Family and Juvenile Court under the HCMC People’s Court on Monday. …

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