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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 minibus project faces sceptical public. [VietnamNet]
- Ho Chi Minh City’s exports in the first eight months of 2018 hit US$24.6 billion. [Dan Tri]
- Ton Duc Thang University in HCMC received a four-star ranking by the UK-based QS Stars University Rating System. [SGGP]
Vietnam
- The Asian Football Confederation has named Quang Hai among top 6 stars who can shine at the upcoming Asian Cup 2019. [VietnamNet]
- Animal Asia received five Himalayan black bears from a farm in the southern province of Tien Giang on August 27. [Dan Tri]
- The National Center for Hydro Meteorological Forecasting said two or three typhoons and a tropical-low pressure system may occur on the East Sea. [SGGP]
- Feature film Dao Cua Dan Ngu Cu has been honoured with the Best Story award at the 58th Asia Pacific Film Festival. [VOV]
- Pig pens power a solution to climate change in Vietnam. [UN Environment]
Other
- A powerful 6.6-magnitude quake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido early on Thursday. [Channel News Asia]
- One of the world’s oldest laws criminalizing consensual gay sex faces a test before India’s top court. [New York Times]
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