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Power-hungry Vietnam may now look to disastrous Lao dam projects [VNExpress]

Ho Chi Minh City to provide free Zika tests as virus spreads [VNExpress]

Ho Chi Minh City spends over $944mn on flood, sewage management [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam's rank in e-government index moves up [VietNamNet]

Vietnamese mathematicians oppose multiple-choice questions for maths [VietnamNet]

HCMC patient to propose breakthrough mechanism: City Party Chief [SGGP]

Vietnam integrates gender perspective into development policies [VietNamNews]

Vietnam retail market attracts international investors [VietNamNews]

YouTube Go is a new app for offline viewing and sharing [The Verge]

U.S. presidential debate stirs worries in Asia [Wall Street Journal]

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