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Morning Stories Roundup: Swine Flu, Asian Games and New Tourism Portal

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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

- Saigon's school system faces a shortage of facilities and teachers for physical education classes. [VietnamNet]

- Saigon encounters difficulty in recruiting new English teachers for the upcoming school year. [Dan Tri]

- Ahead of an imminent storm, HCMC prepares for a dire scenario: evacuating 500,000 residents from areas on its path. [Saigon Times]

Vietnam

- The Hanoi Department of Tourism has debuted a new bilingual tourism portal. [VietnamNet]

- Tra Vinh reports one more death over swine flu. [Dan Tri]

- A tornado triggered by tropical storm Bebinca caused serious property damage on Phu Quy Island in Binh Thuan province on the morning of August 14. [VOV]

- An unlicensed clinic is the main suspect after 42 residents of a commune in northern Vietnam tested HIV positive. [VnExpress]

Other

- Indonesia will deploy more than 10,000 security personnel to prevent street crimes and potential terrorist acts during this month's Asian Games. [Channel News Asia]

- A major motorway bridge has collapsed in northern Italy, killing dozens of people and severing a major highway. [Independent

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