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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

- Saigon flower street clean-up colors final hours of Tet. [VnExpress]

- HCMC sees a run on face masks amid coronavirus scare. [Saigon Times]

- Police officer shoots four fellow gamblers to death in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Which Vietnamese athletes have qualified for 2020 Olympics? [VnExpress]

- Tourism sector focuses on effectively controlling nCoV. [Dan Tri]

- Health Ministry sets up emergency response teams against Coronavirus. [Dan Tri]

- 122 killed on Vietnam roads in 6 days of LNY holiday. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Virus dread spreads with Germany on alert after Munich cases. [Japan Times]

- Singapore confirms 3 more Wuhan virus cases, bringing total to 10; all are from Wuhan. [Straits Times] 

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