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Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from Saigon, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.
Saigon
- Vietnam president Nguyen Phu Trong to make appearance ‘soon’: HCMC leader. [Tuoi Tre]
- HCMC wants $54 billion foreign investment. [VnExpress]
Vietnam
- Helicopter air route to connect Vung Tau and Con Dao. [Dan Tri]
- New bus route to link Hanoi’s outlining district to int’l airport. [Vietnam+]
- Royal Australian naval ships commence goodwill visit to Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]
- Vietnam calls for training, building UN peacekeeping forces. [SGGP]
- Sapa Airport project faces reconsideration. [Dan Tri]
- Vietnam sets barriers to bar entry of outdated technologies. [VietnamNet]
Other
- Sand mining 'mafias' destroying environment, livelihoods: UN. [VnExpress]
- Indonesia’s Bajau people: the free-diving sea gypsies who have evolved for a life at sea. [South China Morning Post]
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