Morning News Roundup: UN to Assess Vietnam’s Readiness for Peace-Keeping Activities

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• UN team assesses Vietnam’s readiness for peacekeeping activities [DTI]

• Developers illegally proceed with Son Tra development plans [DTI]

• Life as ore scavengers for ethnic minority children in northern Vietnam [Tuoi Tre]

• Vietnamese still have a favorable view of the US, but Trump is another story [VnExpress]

• 9 bears, after a decade in captivity, saved by wildlife group in Vietnam [VnExpress]

• Vietnam premier orders crackdown on ‘jam brokers’ in Da Lat [Tuoi Tre]

• The airlines that failed to take off in Vietnam [VietnamNet]

• Cheap imported fruits preferred over domestic products [VietnamNet]

• Why Vietnam-Philippines South China Sea Confidence-Building Matters [The Diplomat]

• Vietnam to continue importing petrol, diesel in next 5 years [Xinhua]

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