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The retail prices of petrol dropped in the latest adjustment on December 1 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Ministry Finance.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) in November dropped 0.29 percent from October, driven by cheaper petrol prices, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported on November 29.

Vietnam’s tea exports as of mid-July dropped 11 percent year on year in volume to 61,530 tonnes, and 6.9 percent in value to 99.94 million USD, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The State Bank of Vietnam revised down its prime interest rates in July and those of short-term loans for priority fields.

The price of RON 92 declined by 862 VND per litre to 16,504 VND (0.72 USD) from 3:00pm on June 20 as decided by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Several major hospital construction projects that would have provided residents of the capital and its surroundings with thousands of beds have been abandoned over the past decade.

The military is investigating unidentified objects that fell from the sky in two northern provinces, Tuyen Quang and Yen Bai, said an army official on January 2.