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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
- Four more cases declared free of Covid-19. [Saigon Times]
- HCMC entrepreneur distributes rice to poor residents gratis. [SGGP]
Vietnam
- Vietnamese firm receives US$52m order for face mask exports. [Saigon Times]
- Air and noise pollution problems persist in the north. [Dan Tri]
- 90% of respondents surveyed in Vietnam support closure of illegal wildlife market. [Dan Tri]
- Vietnam undecided about extension of social distancing duration: Government Office. [Tuoi Tre]
- Hanoi locks down village of over 10,000 people where COVID-19 patient resides. [Tuoi Tre]
- PM asks Dong Nai to focus on site clearance for Long Thanh airport. [SGGP]
Other
- Japan logs record 455 new virus cases, a day after emergency declared. [Japan Times]
- South Korea imposes new coronavirus travel restrictions, announces S$42 billion in business aid. [Straits Times]
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