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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

- Ho Chi Minh City faces ten-fold rise in flood damage risk by 2050: study. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCMC to compensate residents outside Thu Thiem boundary in May. [SGGP] 

Vietnam

- New train coach to offer luxury services in central region from July. [Vietnam+]

- Vietnamese bike thief comes back for victim, says makes ‘silly mistake.’ [Tuoi Tre]

- 202 Vietnamese citizens from Spain return home. [SGGP]

- Covid-19 worsens plight of disabled people in Vietnam. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam remains among 4 most optimistic countries worldwide despite Covid-19. [VietnamNet]

- North-South Expressway: Public investment will cut costs by $800 mln. [VnExpress]

Other

- Though outbreak has peaked, masks becoming mandatory in Korea. [Korea Herald]

- Meet the güiña—a six-pound 'mystery cat' vulnerable to extinction. [National Geographic] 

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