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Morning Stories Roundup: Saigon Floods, Electric Busses and Shipwreck in Thua Thien-Hue

Details: Wednesday, 21 October 2020.; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Michael Tatarski.

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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

- Flood tides submerge parts of HCMC [Saigon Times]

Vietnam

- First electric bus goes on a trial run in Vietnam [VoV]

- Second phase of aircraft apron expansion project begins at Da Nang airport [Tuoi Tre]

- Japanese PM goes jogging in downtown Hanoi [Vietnam Net]

- Siemens CEO urges German firms to invest in Vietnam [Vietnam Plus]

- Catwalk shows to return for Vietnam Int’l Fashion Week in December [SGGP]

- Ship carrying 300 tons of oil breaks apart off central Vietnam coast [VnExpress]

- Buildings lit up for breast cancer awareness [DTI News]

Other

- Iran clears path for women to run for president [Asia Times]

- Cathay Pacific to cut 6,000 jobs, axe Cathay Dragon brand amid COVID-19 pandemic: Report [Channel News Asia]

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