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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

- Saigon Co.op offers 100,000 medical facemasks for HCMC. [SGGP]

- Three killed as truck rear-ends tractor-trailer in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre] 

Vietnam

- Bamboo Airways to launch direct air service to Germany. [Saigon Times]

- Hung Kings’ Temple festival cancelled over COVID-19 concerns. [Vietnam+]

- Two arrested for transporting 22 stolen dogs by taxi. [VnExpress]

- Airports to offer free parking for 10 minutes. [VnExpress]

- 30 Vietnamese back from Wuhan discharged after isolation. [SGGP]

- Vietnamese girl born with human tail undergoes removal surgery. [Tuoi Tre] 

Other

- Tokyo 2020 could be held later in year, suggests Japan's Olympic minister. [Japan Times]

- Here's how coronavirus could become a pandemic—and why it matters. [National Geographic] 

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