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Starbucks scales up in Vietnam

  Starbucks has opened six additional stores in Vietnam since last month, with three each in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.  The coffeehouse chain now has nine stores in Vietnam. On the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year, Starbucks has launched products inspired by the Year of the Tiger and its holiday beverages. The

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Tuna industry grows 16% in 2021

   – Vietnam’s tuna industry weathered the COVID-19 storm, growing 16% in 2021. Its tuna products were shipped to 140 countries around the world. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers reported that in 2021, tuna exports earned 757 million USD, up 16.6% in 2020. Exports of all product lines,

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Meta’s communications campaign on Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination ends

  Meta Platforms Inc, formerly known as Facebook, has coordinated with Vietnam’s Ministry of Health over the past two months to conduct a communications campaign on COVID-19 vaccination. Short videos and online talks with health officials and experienced front-line doctors have captivated millions of viewers. Rafael Frankel, Meta’s Director of

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Man implanted with pig heart recovers well

  – A US man, who was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart,  is recovering well. Dr. Bartley Griffith, head of the team at the University of Maryland Medicine who performed the operation, said Bennett, 57, is now off of the machine that kept blood circulating through his body

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