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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

- VND2 trillion to be invested into Tan Son Nhat airport upgrade. [Dan Tri]

- Ho Chi Minh City’s ‘backpacker area’ bustling again as bars reopen. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCMC to provide relief to businesses hit by COVID-19 pandemic by the end of 2020. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- Vietnam Airlines brings home 343 Vietnamese from U.S. [Saigon Times]

- Managers apprehensive about employees’ performance during work-at-home. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam considers partial resumption of international flights. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam’s Saigon FC signs comprehensive partnership with Japan’s FC Tokyo. [Tuoi Tre]

- Hue offers 50% discount on sightseeing fees to stimulate tourism. [Saigon Times]

Other

- 57% of Japanese are unhappy with government's coronavirus response, poll shows. [Japan Times]

- Laotian student rescuing Vietnamese local man granted certificate of merit. [SGGP]

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