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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

- HCMC– Long Thanh– Dau Giay Expressway Expansion Project pushed up. [SGGP]

- Saigon tourism pulls out all stops to retain workers during COVID-19 aftershock. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Deutsche Bank Vietnam, Techcombank name new CEOs. [VnExpress]

- Da Nang outbreak adds four more cases. [VnExpress]

- Mekong Delta to increase fruit tree area by 150,000 hectares. [SGGP]

- 90-yo man contracts COVID-19 after contact with nurse in central Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam works on resuming international flights. [Saigon Times]

- Ninh Thuan ordered to suspend renewable projects. [Saigon Times]

Other

- Where Pseudoscience Is Spreading. [The Atlantic]

- Atlantic ocean plastic more than 10 times previous estimates. [The Guardian] 

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