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    Vietnam lawmakers debate allowing residents to gamble at home [Tuoi Tre]

    Vietnam parking lots like matchboxes ready to go ablaze [Thanh Nien]

    7 Die in Shooting at China-Vietnam Border [AP]

    Destroying seized wildlife products deemed necessary [VietNamNet] 

    Vietnam eyes more cruise tourists [TTR Weekly]

    Trial of alleged ACB swindler postponed [VietNamNet]

    Vietnam Book Day events held nationwide [SGGP]

    Vietnam hub concerned over safety of ‘world’s best street foods’ [Thanh Nien]

    Vietnam Moves Towards A Green Economy [Bernama]

    Vietnam's wind power industry lacks momentum: experts [Shanghai Daily]

    High rents and poor sales, a double-whammy for Vietnam retailers [Thanh Nien]

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