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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

- More scrap containers found at HCM City port. [VietnamNet]

- HCMC seeks foreign talents to work in government agencies. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- 19 illegally built houses discovered at national tourism site in Da Lat. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam’s Giang Brothers take aim at new Guinness World Record. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnamese guest workers send home up to US$2.5 billion annually. [Dan Tri]

- North-South express railway to face losses for at least 10 years. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam ratifies Asia-Pacific trade pact. [VnExpress]

- Hanoi Pride Festival 2018 filled with joy, colours. [VietnamNet]

Other

- What would a smog-free city look like?. [The Guardian]

- Why Japan’s Kyoto is becoming the Copenhagen of Asia. [Asian Correspondent]

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