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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
- Barbershops in pickup trucks give free haircuts to poor residents in HCMC. [SGGP]
- Ho Chi Minh City to raise spending on benefits for disabled people. [SGGP]
- Vietnam’s oldest zoo seeks support to overcome difficulties caused by COVID-19. [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
- Student returning from France is Vietnam’s latest Covid-19 patient. [VnExpress]
- 280,000 tested for COVID-19 in Vietnam to date. [Tuoi Tre]
- Vietnam’s exports to China gradually recover. [Saigon Times]
- Vietnam investigates alleged $215,000 bribery by Japanese firm. [VnExpress]
- Environment Ministry proposes promoting eco-friendly vehicles. [Saigon Times]
Other
- The tale of Ollie and Dollie, a pair of pigeons that befriended a family on lockdown. [National Geographic]
- End of Japan's coronavirus emergency raises hope, but also concern. [Japan Times]
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