Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City hit $2.42 bil in Jan-July
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Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City rose 12 percent year-on-year in the first seven months thanks partly to an increased interest in the property market from overseas Vietnamese, local media reported.