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After steel complex, Formosa to develop oil refinery [VietnamNet]

Heineken fizz falls flat as half-year profits drop [Thanh Nien]

Da Nang police seize posters distorting Vietnam’s East Sea as China Beach [VietnamNet]

Vietnamese banks freeze online payments after cyber attacks at 2 major airports [VnExpress]

Vietnam sends CASA 212 and Su-30 black boxes to France for investigation [VnExpress]

In-app ad surpasses web on mobile platforms in Vietnam: report [Tuoi Tre]

Coca-Cola Vietnam fined nearly $20,000 over substandard products [Tuoi Tre]

Man caught with 4 rhino horns at Vietnam airport [Thanh Nien]

Tropical storm Nida appears near East Sea [VNS]

Frozen bear legs discovered on bus in central Vietnam [National Geographic]

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