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Morning Stories Roundup: Vietnam Motor Show, New Racecourse and Hanoi Metro

Details: Friday, 25 October 2019.; Written by Saigoneer. Photo by Lee Starnes.

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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

- Vietnam Motor Show 2019 kicks off in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

- Tourists’ belongings ‘vanish’ from hotel room in Ho Chi Minh City’s ‘backpacker area.’ [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Nguyen Quang Hai most popular football face in TV commercials. [VnExpress]

- Hanoi metro set to miss yet another deadline. [VnExpress]

- Hanoi horse racecourse scheduled to open next year. [Dan Tri]

- Cars imported from Thailand, Indonesia continue rising. [Dan Tri]

- 13-year-old girl faces risk of blindness from injectable filler. [SGGP]

Other

- Hong Kongers raise money for Japanese typhoon victims. [Japan Times]

- New fossils offer rare glimpse at life after a global apocalypse. [National Geographic]

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