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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 eyes agro-tourism. [VietnamNet]
- 5-yo boy survives 12-story fall at Ho Chi Minh City apartment. [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
- US working with Vietnam to strengthen coast guard force. [VnExpress]
- Danang to purge illegal beach constructions. [Dan Tri]
- Vietnam Airlines launches Da Nang – Busan air route. [Vietnam+]
- Vietnam should permanently revoke driving licenses from drug users: health official. [VnExpress]
- Vietnam's education quality improves: former Deputy Minister of Education. [VietnamNet]
- South Korea's Hana Bank to buy 15% stake in Vietnam's BIDV for around $850 million. [Tuoi Tre]
Other
- Backward step for mankind: man walks 800km in reverse to save Indonesia’s forests. [The Guardian]
- The Scheduling Woes of Adult Friendship. [The Atlantic]
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