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The equitisation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) is still slow, failing to reach the rate of progress as directed by the Prime Minister, Deputy Minister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said at the Government’s regular press briefing in Hanoi on May 4.

Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was worried about the slow disbursement of public investment capital while chairing the government’s regular meeting in Hanoi on October 3, noting that only 55 percent of the year’s investment plan has been disbursed so far.

VOV.VN - Weakness in the mining and agriculture segments of the economy dragged on third quarter growth and will likely result in Vietnam missing the year’s 6.7% targeted GDP growth rate, say government economists.