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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

- Over 28,000 firms suspend operations within two months amid virus outbreak. [Saigon Times]

- Vietnamese celebs advised to have checkup as Covid-19 patients attend shows. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- 74 pct of enterprises face bankruptcy should Covid-19 linger: survey. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam perched halfway on global Internet inclusiveness ladder. [VnExpress]

- ADB: Vietnam to lose 0.41 percent of GDP due to COVID-19. [Dan Tri]

- Import tariffs on pork expected to decline. [SGGP]

- Da Nang Party chief quarantined at home. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam launches apps for health declaration. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- UK health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive to Covid-19. [The Guardian]

- Japan to punish reselling of masks for profit with year in prison, ¥1 million fine — or both. [Japan Times]

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