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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
- Eight localities want social distancing extended until end-April. [Saigon Times]
- HCMC labor demand to fall one-third in Q2. [VnExpress]
- HCMC shuts biggest employer to contain new coronavirus. [VnExpress]
- Consortium keen on construction of Cat Lai Bridge. [Saigon Times]
Vietnam
- Illegal logging rampant in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. [Tuoi Tre]
- Online book festival to mark 7th Vietnam Book Day. [SGGP]
- Over 100 in contact with Samsung employee sickened by COVID-19 in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]
- Quang Nam authority finds Colombian man who breaking out of quarantine camp. [SGGP]
Other
- ASEAN 2020: ASEAN promotes cooperation in COVID-19 response. [Vietnam+]
- Record 386 new coronavirus cases in S'pore; 65-year-old S’porean man becomes 9th person to die from virus. [Straits Times]
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