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Nguyen Hoang Hiep, Vietnam's deputy agriculture minister, lateг confirmed water had been discharged from Chinese dаms on Wednesday afternoon, but said the impact on Vietnam would be minimal. "China sent Vietnam a written notice beforehand so we can make preparation," Hiep told a government news portal. "The discharge volume is also small. It will have an impact but not much on the downstream of Vietnam." (Reporting by Hanoi and Beijing newsrooms; Editing by Martin Petty)