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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

- Foreigners living illegally in HCM City to be expelled. [Dan Tri]

- HCMC-Binh Duong express boat service frequency cut over Covid-19 concerns. [VnExpress]

- HCMC proposes support on tuition fee for first graders in private schools. [SGGP]

- Ho Chi Minh City monitoring Chikungunya epidemic in Cambodia. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Khanh Hoa to build VND760-billion anti-saline intrusion dam. [Saigon Times]

- Vietnam reports seven new Covid-19 cases, all in Danang. [Saigon Times]

- Business activities except bars, dancehalls in Dong Nai resumed operation. [SGGP]

- Uniqlo to add two stores in Hanoi. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Nintendo plans upgraded Switch console and major games for 2021. [Japan Times]

- Bali, closed off to foreign tourists until next year due to Covid-19, misses its 'bule.' [Straits Times]

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