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Pangolins under threat in Vietnam [DW]

Hanoi deals with parking lots violating regulations [Vietnam News]

Vietnam imports chemical suspected of causing microcephaly [Saigon Times]

Crowds buy gold on God of Wealth day [DTI]

Banks vie for customers in card payment market [Vietnam Net]

Vietnam resurrects mega-port project in central coast town [Hellenic Shipping News]

Vietnamese-American actress to star in 'Star Wars 8' [VOV]

Nexif Energy acquires controlling interest in Vietnam’s 30-MW Coc San hydroelectric project [Hydro World]

Ho Chi Minh City cuts back red tape [The MalayMail Online]

Multiple nasty stone attacks reported on southern Vietnam highway [Thanh Nien]

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