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Vietnam’s largest company Vingroup gets land for $1.5B northern urban project

A consortium led by conglomerate Vingroup has been allocated 112 hectares of land in northern Vietnam to develop an urban project at an expected cost of VND41 trillion (US$1.5 billion).

Vietnam’s largest company Vingroup gets land for $1.5B northern urban project

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South Korean Won gains on back-to-back BoK interest rate hikes

The South Korean Won (KRW) trades higher against the US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, with USD/KRW falling 0.3% to near 1,380 during the Asian trading session. The pair revisits its 11-month low as back-to-back interest rate hikes by the Bank of Korea (BoK) have strengthened the currency.

Hike in flour, onion prices adds to consumers’ woes in Karachi

• Flour millers raise prices by up to Rs275 per 50kg bag • Naan, sheermal and taftaan rates shoot up by Rs5-10 KARACHI: Ahead of the arrival of one million tonnes of imported wheat, a fresh surge in flour prices has further pushed up the rates of various varieties of roti by Rs5-10 per piece in the metropolis.

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