A feast for all the senses (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
The curtains at the second Singapore Sun Festival closed beautifully with more than 30,000 visitors from all over the world attending some of the hundred or so activities of the 10-day fest.

Vets face challenges with VA processes (Albert Lea Tribune)
Albert Lean Gene Nietzel was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam and contracted diabetes as a result.

Murders by number (Toronto Sun)
Toronto is no stranger to murder. But even in a city that endured 84 homicides last year, anything more than a double killing is rare. Here's a list of some of the multiple killings in the GTA and southwestern Ontario:

Gia Lai take on imported players (Việt Nam News)
HA NOI — Thai players will strengthen the two-time V-League champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai roster for next year’s national football championship. Nirut Surasiang and Sakda Joemdee from Thailand will be granted Vietnamese citizenship in order to play on the team.

Vietnam grants tax incentive to more listed firms (Business Times (Malaysia))
HANOI: The Vietnamese government has granted more listed companies the right to a corporate income tax reduction in an attempt to boost confidence in one of the world’s worst performing stock markets this year.