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Beijing also has pressured Hanoi to cease oil-and-gas exploration in waters it considers its own and challenged Vietnamese fishermen’s access to the Paracels.

It grew to 1,500 members before shuttering in 2018 under pressure from Chinese authorities.

Inflationary pressures remain broad-based, and some analysts argue they have been artificially restrained in recent quarters by government rebates aimed at offsetting soaring electricity prices.

Backed by Iran, Al-Houthi withstood the pressure, while returning fire on Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. using cheap drone and missile technology.

Due to cost-of-living pressures persisting, many parts of the entertainment industry are seeing revenue slow down as people cut back on discretionary spending.