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Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Saigon
- Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat seized 57 kilograms of marijuana from the US over the weekend. [Dan Tri]
- HCMC has received the nod from the transport ministry to open a bus route from Tan Son Nhat Airport to Vung Tau. [Saigon Times]
Vietnam
- Six French military aircraft landed in Vietnam on Monday morning for a three-day visit. [Dan Tri]
- Not enough local students are applying to pedagogical schools this school year. [VietnamNet]
- Vietnam's tourism industry is in need of high-quality employees. [VietnamNet]
- MobiFone has named deputy general director Nguyen Dang Nguyen as its new CEO. [VnExpress]
- The Gioi Di Dong's groceries retail branch Bach Hoa Xanh reported 269% in year-on-year growth. [VnExpress]
- Vietnam has won an annual robot contest for countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Robocon, for the 2nd straight year. [NHK World]
Other
- Thanks to an increase in wealth, more Cambodians are choosing Vietnam as their travel destination. [Khmer Times]
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