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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

- ACV to break ground on TSN airport’s Terminal T3 next year. [Saigon Times]

- HCM City to develop hi-rises along metro line. [SGGP]

- Ho Chi Minh City quarantines Chinese illegally entering Vietnam to prevent coronavirus. [Tuoi Tre] 

Vietnam

- Gia Lai closes schools as diphtheria spreads. [Dan Tri]

- Vinsmart unveils first Vietnamese-made 5G-enabled smartphone. [Dan Tri]

- Spam messages, calls to be blocked in late 2020. [Saigon Times]

- Tet Nguyen Tieu officially certified as national intangible cultural heritage. [SGGP]

- Vietnam confirms 14 imported COVID-19 cases. [Tuoi Tre] 

Other

- Tokyo reports 102 coronavirus cases, topping 100 for fifth straight day. [Japan Times]

- India becomes third worst-affected country as giant Covid-19 hospital opens. [The Guardian] 

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