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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

- 460-ton valves installed at HCMC’s anti-flooding project. [Saigon Times]

- Saigon residents demolish houses for second metro line. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Nearly 10,000 cases violating blood alcohol content detected. [SGGP]

- Vung Tau farmers suffer mass fish deaths. [Dan Tri]

- Binh Dinh wants two large projects to seek FDI. [Vietnam+]

- Hanoi orders suspension of three hospitals with inadequate Covid-19 safety measures. [Saigon Times]

- One more COVID-19 patient dies with many underlying conditions in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Man fined for driving car on banned street in Hoi An Ancient Town. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Japan's Go To Travel going nowhere as conflicting virus policies confuse consumers. [Japan Times]

- Singapore cuts quarantine time for visitors from Vietnam by half. [VnExpress]

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