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Morning Stories Roundup: Firework Festival, Hanoi Metro and Flood in Indonesia

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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

- Truck driver fined for going wrong way on Saigon expressway. [VnExpress]

. HCMC: 50 percent of survey respondents unsatisfied with public services. [VietnamNet]

Vietnam

- First Singapore cultural festival to be held in Hanoi. [SGGP]

- Only 69% of teachers of English meet standards. [VietnamNet]

- Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro opening date set for late April. [Dan Tri]

- 200 mine-detecting devices donated to Vietnam. [Dan Tri]

- Da Nang Int’l Fireworks Festival 2019 to welcome teams from Asia, Europe, America. [Tuoi Tre]

- Experts bash ‘senseless modernity’ of Da Lat center revamp plan. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Prince Harry Plants a Tree, Hangs with Students, Chills with a Dog. [Vanity Fair]

- Indonesia flood death toll tops 100, dozens still missing. [AFP]

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