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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 transport department proposes 5 electric bus routes [VnExpress]

- HCMC to remove city center administrative roadblocks [SGGP]

- Saigon café apartment building featured on National Geographic UK [Tuoi Tre]

- HCM City to build Metro Line 5 in 2023 [DTI News]

Vietnam

- Solar power investment heats up again [Saigon Times]

- Japan to lift entry restrictions for Vietnamese travelers [VoV]

- Vietnam one of four best countries for treating HIV/AIDS: minister [Vietnam Net]

- Vietnam’s economy expands 2.12 percent in nine months [Vietnam Plus]

Other

- Multiple 'water bodies' found under surface of Mars [Independent]

- Coronavirus pushes 38m Asians below poverty line: World Bank [Nikkei Asian Review]

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