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Vietnam's economy takes knock in Q1 as Samsung production drops

Published Wed, Mar 29, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Hanoi

VIETNAM'S economy grew at a slower pace than economists estimated in the first quarter as industrial output eased and Samsung Electronics Co cut production of smartphones.

Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 5.1 per cent from a year earlier, the General Statistics Office said in Hanoi on Wednesday.

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