Vietnamese manufacturing sector's output falls for first time in four months

HANOI, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- New orders of the Vietnamese manufacturing sector decreased for the first time in four months during January due to weakening customer demand, according to a report released by S&P Global Market Intelligence on Monday.

The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index posted 48.9 in January, down from 49.8 in December and below the 50.0 no-change mark for the second succes