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  "title": "Vietnam signs free-trade agreement with four European countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/vietnam-signs-free-trade-agreement-with-four-european-countries",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:49:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
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    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1569018/vietnam-signs-free-trade-agreement-with-four-european-countries/"
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  "summary": "Vietnam has signed a free-trade agreement with Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein to strengthen economic ties. The deal was signed in Hanoi with members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). It aims to expand trade between the Southeast Asian country and the four European nations. Negotiations, which had stalled for years, resumed last year […]",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/vietnam-signs-free-trade-deal-with-four-european-nations-15363159",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:32:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/vietnam-signs-free-trade-deal-with-four-european-nations",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:40:31.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations as US tariffs disrupt global commerce",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/vietnam-signs-free-trade-deal-with-four-european-nations-as-us",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/vietnam-signs-free-trade-deal-with-four-european-nations-15362808",
        "published": "2026-10-18T06:18:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European countries",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/vietnam-signs-free-trade-deal-with-four-european-countries",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:19:00.000Z"
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