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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

- HCMC to invest $8.4 million on equipment to tackle nCoV epidemic. [VnExpress]

- Ho Chi Minh City’s makeshift hospital for novel coronavirus treatment to open next week. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Vietnam celebrities fined up to $650 over coronavirus misinformation. [VnExpress]

- Eight new Vietnamese flicks to hit Netflix. [VnExpress]

- Women’s team lose to RoK in Olympics qualifiers. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnam to import 100,000 tons of pork in Q1. [VietnamNet]

- Hanoi growers replant peach trees after Tet. [Dan Tri]

Other

- The Arctic’s thawing ground is releasing a shocking amount of dangerous gases. [National Geographic]

- Soldier on shooting rampage shot dead as Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha says army needs to address mental issues. [Straits Times] 

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