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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 establishes 62 posts for COVID-19 prevention. [Vietnam+]
- Domestic flight passengers tested for COVID-19 at Ho Chi Minh City airport. [Tuoi Tre]
- City receives US$ 3.5 million for drought, saline intrusion, Covid-19 fight. [SGGP]
- Saigon eateries innovate to keep their distance. [VnExpress]
Vietnam
- Covid-19 could slow Vietnam’s fruit exports to US, Japan, Korea. [Saigon Times]
- Vietnam's total COVID-19 cases now 241. [Vietnam+]
- All taxi services at Noi Bai International Airport halted. [SGGP]
- Vietnam shuts down foreign cutlery plant after employee tests positive for coronavirus in S.Korea. [Tuoi Tre]
Other
- Japan to give ¥300,000 to struggling households as COVID-19 cases rise. [Japan Times]
- Record 120 new coronavirus cases in Singapore, 2 foreign worker dormitories gazetted as isolation areas. [Straits Times]
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