The prices of RON 92 petrol and bio-fuel E5 dropped 604 VND and 593 VND per litre, respectively, from 3:00 pm on August 4, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance. SEE MORE Retail prices of the popular petrol grade 92-RON dropped by nearly 4 percent across Vietnam today, averaging VND14,699 per liter. SEE MORE If (or when) China sneezes -- ranging from a sharp devaluation of its currency or protectionist measures to defend local industries -- Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea and Malaysia would be first to feel the chill, according to analysis from Natixis SA. SEE MORE Non-performing loans (NPLs) as of the end of May accounted for 2.78 per cent of the entire banking system’s total outstanding loans. SEE MORE Expansion of the nation’s gross domestic product has slowed to 5.52% in the first half of 2016 hurt by a crippling drought linked to the El Nino weather phenomenon, says the General Statistics Office. SEE MORE