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Good morning, Saigon. Here are some of the top stories you may have missed this weekend:

- Vietnam man almost choked to death by live fish [Thanh Nien]

- One dead, 8 missing in Vietnam boat accident [Thenews]

- Vietnamese LGBT Advocates to Celebrate Benchmark Year [Voice of America]

- Truck crashes into two houses in Saigon, 10 people trapped [VietnamNet Bridge]

- Vietnam highway, 1st public-private partnership project, interests foreign investors [Thanh Nien]

- Philippines, Vietnam discuss sea feud with China [Las Vegas Sun]

- Vietnam city government wants hookah banned [Thanh Nien]

- Vietnamese physical strength cannot meet modern work intensity [VietnamNet Bridge]

- Vietnam girl has 500-gm tumor removed from face [Thanh Nien]

- Starbucks opens second store in HCM City [VietnamNet Bridge]

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