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Vietnam bureau chief, Bloomberg News; formerly @mercnews Retweet ≠ endorsement.

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"We put aside 70% of our rooms to serve Russian tourists." Still hurting from pandemic lockdowns, vacation spots in Vietnam were counting on the big-spending visitors from Russia. That is, until the Ukraine invasion stalled travel, reports @ngxuanquynh trib.al/3brOq4X
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Filthy air: 46 of the 50 most polluted cities in the world are in Asia trib.al/n6qDF0l

These Are the Places With the Dirtiest Air in the World (and the Cleanest)

An analysis of real-time monitoring data shows wide disparities in deadly air pollution among nations as climate change makes the air dirtier.

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Happy returns are so last Christmas trib.al/ARmaTSi

Holiday Gift Returns Are Choking Retailers and Landfills

Merchants won customers’ hearts with lenient return policies. Now the strategy is backfiring, with dire financial and environmental consequences.

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An omicron outbreak in China is sending jitters through supply chains as manufacturers and shippers brace for disruption inside virus-hit China trib.al/S13V2eR

China’s Omicron Outbreak Is Even Worse News for Global Supply Chains

An omicron outbreak in China is sending jitters through supply chains as manufacturers and shippers brace for disruption inside the world’s-biggest trading nation if it can’t contain the fast-sprea...

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These are the best places to be during Covid: 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇪🇸 Spain 🇦🇪 UAE trib.al/ZKZT8LG

The Best and Worst Places to Be in a World Divided Over Covid

Bloomberg measured travel, vaccine coverage, lockdown disruption and mortality rates.

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China's exporters are hiking prices by as much as 20% — and are not afraid of losing customers trib.al/nDgz8Vp

Double-Digit Price Hikes on China Exports Add to Inflation Risk

Business is booming for Zhejiang Zhendong Leisure Products, which churns out about 1 million folding chairs a year from its factory in eastern China, many of which end up on American porches and...

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If you're hoping for a light at the end of the Covid tunnel, scientists have some bad news for you.

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Ireland is now the best place to be during Covid. See where your country ranks in Bloomberg’s latest Covid Resilience Ranking. bloomberg.com/graphics/covid… via @bbgvisualdata

The Best and Worst Places to Be in a World Divided Over Covid

Bloomberg measured travel, vaccine coverage, lockdown disruption and mortality rates.

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NEW: Here's what scientists say the next six months of the pandemic will bring. If you're hoping for a light at the end of the tunnel, they've got some bad news. Read The Big Take ➡️ trib.al/rQwD54p

Here’s What the Next Six Months of the Pandemic Will Bring

The race between vaccinations and new variants won’t end until Covid-19 has touched almost everyone.

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Made it to the airport. @VP takes a photo with her advance staff. Still waiting for the explanation for the delay.
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Update from Singapore: The @VP's departure has been delayed for an unknown reason. We were supposed to take off for Hanoi at 4pm local and after holding in the motorcade for 40 minutes, were told to go back to our hotel rooms we no longer had room keys to. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Kamala Harris’s Trip to Vietnam Delayed by ‘Health Incident’ in Hanoi

Vice President Kamala Harris departed Singapore more than three hours late on Tuesday because of concerns about “an anomalous health incident” in Hanoi, her next destination, the State Department...

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Why is delta especially problematic trib.al/ZOhM2aR

Why the Delta Variant Is Making Herd Immunity Harder to Reach

Many countries are counting on vaccines to build sufficient immunity in their populations so that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, isn’t able to find enough people to infect, causing...

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“The new leaders will also have to carefully position Vietnam between the U.S. and China.” Vietnam’s Communist Party nominated Pham Minh Chinh, an ex-security official to be the country’s next PM. @ngxuanquynh explains the new leadership. More: trib.al/LAxHzlC
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AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine has been marked by noble intentions, communication blunders, messy trials, manufacturing nightmares, and political and economic rivalry. How did everything go so wrong? trib.al/zeq1H1J

The World Needs the Not-for-Profit AstraZeneca Vaccine, Minus the AstraZeneca Drama

A series of unforced errors by the British pharma company has turned hope into hesitancy.

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Vietnam’s economic growth below expectations in first quarter bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

Vietnam Sees Inflation Risks Along With 6.5% GDP Growth in 2021

Vietnam’s economy remains on track to meet the government’s goal for the year, with officials bracing for a resurgence of demand that could send inflation to its highest level in years.

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Fry’s Electronics says it is going out of business permanently // Consumer electronics icon blames coronavirus and online shopping for its demise #economy #jobs #retail #tech #layoffs #unemployment #FrysElectronics mercurynews.com/2021/02/24/f…
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Vietnam, one of the world’s 5 remaining Communist states, is about to get new leadership. Bloomberg’s Quynh Nguyen reports from the 13th Party Congress in Hanoi, the secretive meeting where the country’s next leaders are selected. More: trib.al/Tmh6GDJ
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Tran Dinh Long had no experience in steel when he decided to gatecrash the industry back in the mid-1990s, betting Vietnam was going to need a lot more of it as the country developed. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

He Went From Novice to Billionaire With Bet on Vietnam Steel

Tran Dinh Long had no experience in steel when he decided to gatecrash the industry back in the mid-1990s, betting Vietnam was going to need a lot more of it as the country developed.

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Dog in Vietnam guards owner’s grave for three years sc.mp/m6bx via @SCMPNews

Dog in Vietnam guards owner’s grave for three years | South China Morning Post

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VIDEO: Disney-themed Christmas lights dazzle in Taiwan. Crowds are flocking to Taipei's annual Christmas Land lights festival. Taiwan is one of the few places in the world that has not imposed lockdowns during the pandemic
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