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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

- Additional return trip on Hanoi-HCM City rail route to run from April 23. [Vietnam+]

- Bustle creeps back into Saigon after COVID-19 social distancing eased. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Hanoi resumes 104 bus routes as social distancing eased. [SGGP]

- Nearly 600 foreign experts quarantined in northern Vietnam. [VnExpress]

- Vietnamese rescuers save unconscious Filipino sailor off coast. [Vietnam+]

- Vietnam’s Internet speed fully restored as cable repair completes. [Tuoi Tre]

- Ministry proposes compulsory face masks at schools. [SGGP]

- Domestic air routes to Phu Quoc Island reopened. [Saigon Times]

Other

- First trial for potential Covid-19 drug shows it has no effect. [The Guardian]

- Dutch club not to extend Vietnamese defender’s contract. [VnExpress]

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