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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’s two recovered coronavirus patients test positive again. [Saigon Times]

- HCM City economy hit by COVID-19, things to worsen, warns local officials. [Vietnam+]

Vietnam

- Vietnam’s pork imports surge 300 percent. [VnExpress]

- Over 180 stranded Russian citizens flown home. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam to export litchi to Japan for first time. [Saigon Times]

- Driver arrested after burying body of toddler he ran over in northern Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam beefs up preparations as thousands to return home from abroad. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam to upgrade My Dinh Stadium ahead of 2021 SEA Games. [VnExpress]

Other

- 160,000 Nintendo game accounts may have been hacked. [Japan Times]

- Why CO2 Isn’t Falling More During a Global Lockdown. [Scientific American] 

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