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OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return
OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return
by  AFP

The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world economy, just weeks before Donald Trump is set to return to the White House. - 'Major shocks' - Trump is far from the only risk in terms of protectionist measures.

Huge Vietnam fraud case raises questions over banking system
Huge Vietnam fraud case raises questions over banking system
by  AFP

A multi-billion-dollar fraud scandal involving one of Vietnam's most prominent tycoons exposed systemic weaknesses in the country's banking sector, say analysts who warn other such cases could yet emerge. Even so, he said the revelations from the case meant Vietnam "will have to take exceptional steps to audit the banking system effectively".

Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes 'unbearable'
Vietnam pushes electric motorbikes as pollution becomes 'unbearable'
by  AFP

In Vietnam's heavily polluted capital Hanoi, teenage taxi driver Phung Khac Trung rides his electric motorbike through streets jammed with two-wheelers belching toxic fumes. Trung has long hated riding in Hanoi, rated among the world's top 10 polluted capital cities in 2023 by air quality technology firm IQAir.

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