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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

- Experts oppose demolition of colonial-era building in HCM City. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam Airlines opens HCM City - Quang Ninh route. [Dan Tri]

Vietnam

- Vietnam’s longest sea bridge littered with tire-puncturing nails. [Tuoi Tre]

- Strong cold spell to hit northern region. [VietnamNet]

- Hanoi Zoo recognised as tourist site. [VietnamNet]

- Hoi An adds 400-year-old temple gate to attraction list. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam okays unrestricted foreign ownership of largest brewer. [VnExpress]

- Facebook’s country director in Vietnam resigns. [VnExpress]

Other

- High stakes for the planet as carbon emissions rise again. [National Geographic]

- How Pink Salt Took Over Millennial Kitchens. [The Atlantic]

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