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    Morning News Roundup: Illegal Houses On Canals Cause Serious Flooding In Ho Chi Minh City

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    Friday, 09 October 2015.
    Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lee Starnes.

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    Illegal houses on canals cause serious flooding in Ho Chi Minh City [Tuoi Tre]

    Vietnam's 'black gold' fuelling growth but raising health concerns [Channel News Asia]

    Young forests sold to China businesses, rare wood supply diminishes [Vietnam Net]

    Foreign firms outpay domestic ones [Vietnam News]

    TPP helps small, medium businesses: experts [Vietnam Plus]

    Dong strengthens against dollar [Vietnam Plus]

    2 policemen receive jail terms for beating suspects into false murder confession [Thanh Nien]

    Japan to help develop Viet Nam's industrial strategy [SGGP]

    Vietnam labor confederation proposes raising minimum wages by at least 14.3% in 2016 [Tuoi Tre]

    HCMC wants tough pollution laws, penalties on companies [Vietnam News]

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