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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

- First zero cost supermarket opens in HCM City. [Dan Tri]

- HCM City to supply 13 million face masks for students, workers. [Dan Tri]

- HCMC monitors people coming into the city in safe coexistence with Covid-19. [SGGP]

- HCMC cuts electricity/water bills, taxes to support Covid-19-hit firms. [Saigon Times]

Vietnam

- Covid-19 reprieve: Hanoi, HCMC to end social distancing with variations. [VnExpress]

- UNICEF turns Vietnamese child’s superhero story into cartoon animation for Earth Day. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam’s aviation administration push for resumption of domestic services. [Tuoi Tre]

- VN volleyball star gets offer to renew deal with Japanese club. [VietnamNet]

- Mobile hairdressers see growth during pandemic. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnam goes one week without new Covid-19 cases. [VnExpress]

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