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Morning Stories Roundup: Week of Heavy Rain, HCMC Going Green and Corporate Income Tax Reduction

Details: Tuesday, 15 September 2020.; Written by Saigoneer. Photo via Michael Tatarski.

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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

- HCMC gradually turning more environmentally friendly [SGGP]

Vietnam

- Vietnam scores average in global social performance index [VnExpress]

- More than 240 Vietnamese citizens brought home from Malaysia [Vietnam Plus]

- Architect Vo Trong Nghia wins more international awards [DTI News]

- Corporate income tax reduction for all firms proposed [Saigon Times]

- Five children drown in pond in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta [Tuoi Tre]

- Incurring crushing losses, café owners rush to sell shops [Vietnam News]

- Southern Vietnam to see heavy rains all week [VnExpress]

Other

- Alibaba Is in Talks to Invest $3 Billion in Grab [Bloomberg]

- Indonesia rejects Chinese request for military base [Taiwan News]

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