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Weekend Stories Roundup: Mercury Cleanup, Hoi An Homestays and Music Fest

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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

- Elementary school teacher caught beating students on hidden camera in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCM City couple donate USD4.34-million assets for orphans. [Dan Tri]

- HCMC to host international music fest HOZO 2019. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Vietnam must improve coverage of air pollution monitoring: Greenpeace expert. [Tuoi Tre]

- Homestays in Hoi An hover between life and death. [VietnamNet]

- Ministry takes responsibilty for missing members of NA official visit to South Korea. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnam’s digital economy forecasted to reach US$43 billion by 2025. [Dan Tri]

- Army completes mercury cleanup at burned Hanoi light bulb warehouse. [VnExpress]

Other

- Heart attack raises questions about Bernie Sanders' US presidential campaign. [Straits Times]

- Hong Kong police make first arrests under new anti-mask law. [South China Morning Post

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