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    All forces deployed to search missing Malaysian jet [Vietnam Plus]

    Japan firm licensed to operate $2 mln Vietnam bus route [Tuoi Tre]

    Vietnam property market sees activity as prices fall [Thanh Nien]

    Infectious disease outbreaks on rise in Vietnam's HCM City [Global Times]

    Vietnam hospital fixes ear damage with coral [Thanh Nien]

    Vietnam loses 1.3% of GDP for poor hygiene [VietNamNet]

    'Japanese garden' opens in HCMC [Tuoi Tre]

    Vietnamese spend money for fashionable style, not features of products [VietNamNet]

    Work begins on Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant [Vietnam Plus]

    0.5kg hairball removed from girl’s stomach [Tuoi Tre]

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