Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Targets YouTube Ads in Campaign Against Dissent

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• Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City in dire need of parking spaces [Tuoi Tre]

• Developer remains upbeat as Vietnam’s bauxite project logs $165mn loss [Tuoi Tre]

• Vietnamese lawyer calls for chemical castration to punish pedophiles [VnExpress]

• Australian ban on Vietnamese shrimp could drown exporters - trade official [VnExpress]

• Vietnamese businesses worry about weak competitiveness [VietnamNet]

• Former Vietnam Airlines airhostess tried for smuggling gold to South Korea [VietnamNet]

• Quang Tri fisherman denies using explosives during 150-tonne catch [DTI]

• Negotiation between Airport Corporation of Vietnam and French investor hits major bottlenecks [DTI]

• Vietnam targets YouTube ads in campaign against dissent [Reuters]

• Uber rival Grab expands its engineering team with new offices in India and Vietnam [TechCrunch]

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