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INFOGRAPHIC: SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 2021
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Viet Nam's industrial production in first five months of 2021 increased by 9.9 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
Source: VGP
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