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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

- Taiwanese passenger fined for insulting Vietnamese airport employees after missing flight. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCM City speeds up work on smart health to become smart city. [Vietnam+]

- HCM City seeks ways to recycle rubbish. [VietnamNet]

Vietnam

- US exports to Vietnam see strong growth: data. [Tuoi Tre]

- VN tourism industry needs internationally qualified staff. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnamese lawyer named in 2019 Class of Asia Young Leaders. [Vietnam+]

- Vietnam wins bronze medal in anti-chemical warfare at Army Games. [VnExpress]

- Bamboo Airways okayed to expand fleet to 30 jets. [VnExpress]

Other

- America Has Never Been So Desperate for Tomato Season. [The Atlantic]

- Climbers must be trained to tackle Everest, government panel says after deaths. [Straits Times] 

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