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Vietnam Approves Extra $3 Billion for Delayed China Rail Link

Vietnam’s parliament approved raising the total investment in a railway linking the country to China by just over 86 trillion dong ($3.3 billion), as delays in land clearance push the project behind schedule.

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Thai baht/US dollar stronger on Monday

BANGKOK: The Thai baht strengthened against the US dollar on Monday. At 0156 GMT, the baht was 0.16% higher at 32.62 versus the dollar, after trading in a range of 32.610 to 32.690. It ended the previous session at 32.6725 per dollar, as per LSEG data.

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