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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

- New heat wave forecast for HCMC next month. [Saigon Times]

- Ho Chi Minh City to hold design contest for $64mn opera house. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Q1 unemployment rate highest over the past five year due to COVID-19: GSO. [SGGP]

- VAT cut proposed to support businesses amid pandemic. [Saigon Times]

- Train conductors help woman deliver baby from video instructions in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- 40 Vietnamese athletes on world regular doping test list. [VnExpress]

- Fish farmers in difficulties as tourism affected by Covid-19. [Dan Tri]

Other

- Indonesia retrieves 37 citizens stuck in Vietnam due to travel restrictions. [VnExpress]

- In Seoul, the Art World Gets Back to Business. [New York Times]

- Brazil’s vulnerable domestic workers cannot afford to get sick. [National Geographic]

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