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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

- HCM City needs additional 320,000 workers. [Dan Tri]

- High-speed boats launched to Con Dao Island. [Dan Tri]

- Russian woman arrested for running prostitution ring in Saigon. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Vietnam welcomes first flight on direct  Bangkok – Cam Ranh route. [Tuoi Tre]

- Lunar New Year sparks demand for cars. [VietnamNet]

- Hanoi’s CPI surges 0.22 percent in January. [SGGP]

- Vietnam to spend VND5 trillion to stop ‘black credit’. [VietnamNet]

- University enrolls students for Vietnam’s first master’s degree course in wildlife trade. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Can Singapore help keep the peace in China’s faltering Belt & Road? [Asian Correspondent]

- Twin bombings at church kill at least 21 in southern Philippines. [Reuters] 

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