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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 spends state budget on key transport projects. [SGGP]
- Thousands of workers laid off in HCM City. [Dan Tri]
- Monthly allowance to bolster HCMC lottery vendors, destitute. [VnExpress]
Vietnam
- New prices for solar power effective from May. [Saigon Times]
- Vietnam’s coronavirus cases hit 251. [Saigon Times]
- Vietnam presents 550,000 face masks to five European countries to help contain COVID-19. [Tuoi Tre]
- Vietnam province discharges two British COVID-19 patients. [Tuoi Tre]
- Vietnam Airlines provides free tickets for doctors, nurses. [SGGP]
Other
- 'If it comes, it will be a disaster': life in one of the only countries without coronavirus. [The Guardian]
- China Ends Wuhan Lockdown, but Normal Life Is a Distant Dream. [New York Times]
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