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Weekend Stories Roundup: Netflix/Steam Avoiding VN Taxes, Hanoi FC Wins Big and 2021 GDP Targets

Details: Monday, 21 September 2020.; Written by Saigoneer. Photo via Alberto Prieto.

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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

Meet creator of mini ‘fire engine’ designed for Saigon’s narrow alleys [Tuoi Tre]

Foreign experts come to speed up HCM City metro project [DTI News]

Vietnam

Vietnam's human capital index improves [Vietnam Plus]

Bridge project worth some VND800 billion gets off ground in Can Tho [Saigon Times]

Veteran composer Pho Duc Phuong passes away [SGGP]

Hanoi FC beat Viettel, win National Cup 2020 [VoV]

Steam, Netflix do business in Vietnam without paying taxes [Vietnam Net]

Vietnam projects 2021 GDP growth at 6-6.5 pct [VnExpress]

Other

Banks moved alleged dirty money despite red flags: Reports [Aljazeera]

A TV Drama on China’s Fight With Covid-19 Draws Ire Over Its Depiction of Women [New York Times]

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