Vietnam lowered the VAT by 2 percentage points to 8% in July 2023 to combat an economic slowdown. Hanoi originally intended to restore the previous 10% rate at the end of 2023.

Trinh Nguyen is a senior economist for emerging Asia at Natixis in Hong Kong.

Standing on his balcony at The Lorraine Motel, King was shot and killed April 4, 1968. The assassination sparked another series of riots in the Avondale neighborhood, which resulted in the deaths of ...