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srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/01953fdcd57239deb2b64cbaaf58c368e8cea63e64a89d87827f7b2ede0eab14?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;dpr=1&amp;f=webp 1x"/><source srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/01953fdcd57239deb2b64cbaaf58c368e8cea63e64a89d87827f7b2ede0eab14?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;dpr=1&amp;f=webp 1x"/><img src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/01953fdcd57239deb2b64cbaaf58c368e8cea63e64a89d87827f7b2ede0eab14?q=20&amp;w=3&amp;h=2&amp;f=webp" loading="lazy" alt="Vietnam reported a GDP growth of 7.09 per cent last year, making it one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia." class="w-full aspect-3x2"/></picture></a></div></div></div><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col w-3/4 order-2 lg:order-1 pl-4 lg:pl-0 lg:pr-4"><a class="uppercase hover:underline font-poppins font-light text-4xs tracking-[1px]" rel="noreferrer" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" title="Asean" data-testid="section-link-component" 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src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/2712656fbb72397c53599aec8c9a842eb7f6f99abbc33db363eb9dcc8d56c7b0?q=20&amp;w=3&amp;h=2&amp;f=webp" loading="lazy" alt="Vietnam’s top leader To Lam, who half a year ago became Communist Party general secretary following the death of his predecessor, has said that state agencies should not be “safe havens for weak officials”." class="w-full aspect-3x2"/></picture></a></div></div></div><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col w-3/4 order-2 lg:order-1 pl-4 lg:pl-0 lg:pr-4"><a class="uppercase hover:underline font-poppins font-light text-4xs tracking-[1px]" rel="noreferrer" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" title="Asean" data-testid="section-link-component" href="/international/asean" target="_blank"><span class="inline-block hover:underline">ASEAN Business</span></a><h3 class="my-1 _title_d4ajx_12" data-testid="title_link_5856449"><a class="inherit word-break hover:underline text-gray-850" rel="noopener" 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srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/a6cc21f928474884309608eb15578149486861cb6395069d8d3f35d0e17505ff?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;dpr=1&amp;f=webp 1x"/><source srcSet="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/a6cc21f928474884309608eb15578149486861cb6395069d8d3f35d0e17505ff?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;dpr=1&amp;f=webp 1x"/><img src="https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/a6cc21f928474884309608eb15578149486861cb6395069d8d3f35d0e17505ff?q=20&amp;w=3&amp;h=2&amp;f=webp" loading="lazy" alt="South-east Asian currencies initially weakened as the US dollar gained but have strengthened against the greenback in recent days." class="w-full aspect-3x2"/></picture></a></div></div></div><div class="flex flex-grow flex-col w-3/4 order-2 lg:order-1 pl-4 lg:pl-0 lg:pr-4"><a class="uppercase hover:underline font-poppins font-light text-4xs tracking-[1px]" rel="noreferrer" referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" title="Asean" 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