HANOI (Reuters): Vietnam's exports in August fell 7.6% from a year earlier, official data has showed, making a sixth straight month of decline as weak global demand weighs on the export-reliant economy.
Industrial output rose 2.6% in August, however, a second successive month of growth for Vietnam, an Asian manufacturing centre for major global electronics and clothing brands.
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