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Here's what's making news around Vietnam this morning:

-A look inside male brothels [Tuoi Tre]

-Clean cafés emerge in city, outplay sidewalk rivals [Tuoi Tre]

-HCM City: River “swallows” seven houses at midnight [Vietnam Net Bridge]

-Student disciplined for cheating on exam with smartwatch [Tuoi Tre]

-Vietnam remains lucrative PC market [Vietnam Net Bridge]

-Inaugural Launch Of Forbes Vietnam [Forbes]

-Vietnamese-Australian woman gets life sentence for drug smuggling [Thanh Nien]

-Vietnam joins naval patrol with China [China Daily]

-Vietnam Airlines opens flights from Dong Hoi [Watchlist]

-Vietnam inflation picks up to 6.69% in June [AP]

-Vietnam dioxin story wins best documentary at New York film fest [Vietnam Net Bridge]

[Photo via Alex McMillan]

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