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Vietnam PM says may allow bigger foreign stakes in banks [Tuoi Tre]

Appropriating hundreds of billions of dong, Vietnamese tycoons flee abroad [VietNamNet]

Weapons law needed: National Assembly Standing Committee [VietNamNet]

Vietnam welcomes investment from Hong Kong businesses: premier [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam to beef up fight against illegal wildlife trade [VnExpress]

Who protects Vietnamese sex workers? No one [VnExpress]

Vietnam bans antibacterial soaps with triclosan, triclocarbon [SGGP]

City wants to seek bridge investors [SGGP]

What a mysterious death tells you about the future of Macau [South China Morning Post]

Southeast Asia replaces Africa as the world’s hotbed of piracy [New York Times]

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