Vietnam approves $1.5 billion investment plan by Trump Organization and partner
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's government has approved a plan by the Trump Organization and a partner to invest $1.5 billion in golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in the Southeast Asian country, state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper reported on Friday.
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