Morning News Roundup: Northern Central Region Braces for Storm Doksuri

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• Northern central region braces for Storm Doksuri [DTI]

• Vietnamese film Father and Son to vie for Oscar [DTI]

• Vietnam seeks death penalty for embezzlement by ex-chairman of state energy firm [Tuoi Tre]

• In Vietnam, over-the-counter medicine poses serious health risks [Tuoi Tre]

• Death row inmates stage jail-break in Hanoi [VnExpress]

• Vietnam scrutinizes why so many women are being fired from industrial zones [VnExpress]

• VAT hike expected to bring $3.2 billion more to state budget [VietnamNet]

• Television companies enter 4K race [VietnamNet]

• Vietnam Chooses ‘Father and Son’ as Its Contender for Foreign-Language Oscar [Variety]

• Cambodia-Thai-Vietnam bus service [Khmer Times]

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