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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
- Ho Chi Minh City seeks $92mn loan from state funds for metro. [Tuoi Tre]
- HCM City campaign calls for joint actions to reduce plastic waste. [Dan Tri]
- Tourists run for life as restaurant in downtown Ho Chi Minh City catches fire. [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
- Hanoi, HCMC among top five global cities with highest office yield. [VietnamNet]
- Vietnam street food festival in Moscow. [Vietnam+]
- Tourists in Con Dao island to pay fee for preservation activities. [SGGP]
- Air Busan increases flights to central Da Nang city. [Dan Tri]
- David Beckham visits Vietnam as AIA Insurance’s ambassador. [VietnamNet]
Other
- Eight years after Fukushima, what has made evacuees come home? [The Guardian]
- Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Crashes, Killing at Least 150. [New York Times]
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