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Protesters block traffic in Hanoi after requests for street overpass remain unanswered [VnExpress]

Young Vietnamese girls likely to fall victim to dating abuse: UN-backed survey [Tuoi Tre]

Police rescue 149 pangolins from trafficker in northern Vietnam [VnExpress]

Junkies riot because of overcrowding at southern Vietnam rehab center [Tuoi Tre]

Teachers struggle with how to control unruly students [VietnamNet]

Illegal sand exploitation threatens Hanoi rivers [VietnamNet]

Man who set Saigon house on fire admits being high on meth [VnExpress]

Tiny investment needed for universal access to basic drugs: study [VNS]

Earth just experienced the hottest five years on record [Bloomberg]

While the world is distracted, China shifts economic policy [Houston Chronicle]

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