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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

- PM assigns HCMC to achieve 6.7 percent growth in 2020. [SGGP]

- HCM City extends quarantine duration for recovered COVID-19 patients. [Vietnam+]

- Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien Metro Line to start trial run in June. [Dan Tri]

Vietnam

- Parents oppose online study fees by international school. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam’s Techcombank blames upgrade for system failure. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam's oldest COVID-19 patient beats virus. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam to quarantine 1,300 plus foreign oil experts on arrival. [VnExpress]

Other

- Singapore’s March retail sales see biggest drop in 22 years due to COVID-19. [Vietnam+]

- Vietnamese students in US fret as pandemic delays repatriation flight indefinitely. [VnExpress]

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