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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
- Fuel supply monopoly jeopardizes Ho Chi Minh City’s eco-friendly buses. [Tuoi Tre]
- Private high schools in HCM City compete with each other to attract students. [Dan Tri]
Vietnam
- Japan and Vietnam to bolster monitoring of labor conditions. [Japan Times]
- Neither safe nor effective to deploy copters in forest fire fight. [VnExpress]
- Vietnamese films set new revenue records. [VnExpress]
- Quang Tri’s first solar energy plant inaugurated. [Dan Tri]
- Surprise wedding held at marathon finish line for Vietnamese couple. [Tuoi Tre]
Other
- 'Precipitous' fall in Antarctic sea ice since 2014 revealed. [The Guardian]
- Japan, Not China, Is The Biggest Investor In Southeast Asia's Infrastructure. [Forbes]
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