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Vietnam PM issues power shortage warning
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/05/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam faces power shortages in some areas through late this month as electricity use rises due to a heat wave, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh warned.
Ukraine update: US to send more javelins; Zelenskiy rebukes UN
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/04/2022
» The United States and allies are poised to announce new sanctions, including a ban on all new investments in Russia, to punish the Kremlin for alleged atrocities against civilians committed by its forces in Ukraine.
US renews criticism of China over virus but welcomes supplies
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit out at Beijing again on Wednesday over the coronavirus outbreak and accused it of taking advantage of the pandemic to bully neighbours, even as he welcomed China's provision of essential medical supplies.
Bushfires hit Sydney as crews battle to save homes
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/11/2019
» SYDNEY: Isolated bushfires broke out in Sydney on Tuesday, fanned by strong winds and soaring temperatures as Australia’s largest city faced its first ever “catastrophic” fire danger.
Indonesia fights fires in palm-growing regions as drought looms
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/07/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia is stepping up efforts to prevent a repeat of haze that blanketed much of Southeast Asia four years ago by deploying thousands of firefighters and emergency response teams in its main palm oil- and rubber-producing regions.
Paris parched as new heatwave scorches Europe
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/07/2019
» PARIS: The French capital is going through its driest period in almost 150 years and temperatures across Europe continue to reach extreme levels, leaving scorched fields and farmers frustrated by another spell of bad weather.
Vietnam exports surge; growth tops 6%
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/06/2017
» HANOI -- Vietnam’s economy recovered this quarter with a surge in exports allowing it to rejoin a small group of nations posting growth rates of more than 6%.
Vietnam maps out plan to keep economy rolling
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/10/2016
» HANOI - One of the few economies still enjoying old-fashioned export-propelled growth, Vietnam is drawing up policy plans for the next four years as threats to trade mount.
Vietnam Q2 growth little changed, at 5.6%
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/06/2016
» HANOI - Economic growth in Vietnam was little changed in the second quarter as a crippling drought hurt farming output in the Southeast Asian nation.
Indonesian coffee crop down 10% as drought bites
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/05/2016
» JAKARTA - Coffee production in Indonesia will probably drop 10% this year after dry weather caused by the worst El Nino in almost two decades damaged crops and delayed the harvest.