Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Withdraws Run for UNESCO Director General

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• Vietnam withdraws run for UNESCO Director General position [VietnamNet]

• Vietnam’s fuel fight heats up as market welcomes first foreign player [Tuoi Tre]

• Ho Chi Minh City invests $188 million in science park  [Tuoi Tre]

• Vietnamese businesses seek higher market share in logistics market [VietnamNet]

• Ho Chi Minh City rejects plan to tax tourists for overnight stays [VnExpress]

• Water to be cut in four Saigon districts this weekend [VnExpress]

• Billionaire Jack Ma to come to Vietnam [DTI]

• Hanoi suburbs under water after heavy rains [DTI]

• Floods and landslides kill 37; 40 missing in Vietnam [Al Jazeera]

• Rights Group Demands Release of Vietnam’s Mother Mushroom on Anniversary of Arrest [Radio Free Asia]

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