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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
- Can Gio district in HCMC and Nhon Trach in Dong Nai province have become new destinations for many real estate investors. [VietnamNet]
- HCMC plans to use single pay card for multiple transit services. [Saigon Times]
Vietnam
- A wildlife trafficker has been sent to prison for 10 years by the People’s Court of Dien Bien. [Dan Tri]
- Vietnam will hold State Funeral for State President Tran Dai Quang from September 26-27. [Dan Tri]
- Vietjet opens new route between Nha Trang and Da Nang. [Saigon Times]
- Vietnam will work with Japan in marine plastic waste reduction. [VietnamNet]
- A South Korean youth died Saturday after he jumped off the Datanla Waterfalls in Da Lat. [VnExpress]
Other
- Japan has spent decades building a facility to turn nuclear waste into nuclear fuel, but neighbors fear it has other plans for its plutonium. [New York Times]
- Indonesian city threatens firing civil servants who do not pray. [Asian Correspondent]
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