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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

- Scorching weather plagues Ho Chi Minh City as rainy season nears. [Tuoi Tre]

- Online shopping on the rise in HCMC. [SGGP]

- HCMC discharges three Brazilian relapsed Covid-19 patients. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Modest inflation expected for 2020. [VietnamNet]

- Da Nang plans to open Fantastic Festival 2020 in June. [VietnamNet]

- Education Ministry requires to collect suitable tuition fee for online teaching. [SGGP]

- Heavy rain causes serious congestion during morning rush hour in Hanoi. [Tuoi Tre] 

Other

- Surge of plastic surgeries cuts into medical supplies in virus-hit Japan. [Japan Times]

- How South Korea prevented a coronavirus disaster—and why the battle isn’t over. [National Geographic] 

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