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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
- Saigon man goes hammer and tongs at nail scattering. [VnExpress]
- HCM City plagued by serious shortage of social housing. [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
- Samsung smartphones market share dips to annual low in Vietnam. [VnExpress]
- WB: Vietnam’s economy to expand 6.8% this year. [Saigon Times]
- Prices of air tickets for Tết to be strictly controlled: CAAV. [Dan Tri]
- Tour to world's largest cave of Son Doong to run until 2030. [Dan Tri]
- Vietnamese students win excellent prize at Asian Int’l Children’s Film Festival. [Tuoi Tre]
Other
- Did it keep its flavor? Stone-age 'chewing-gum' yields human DNA. [Japan Times]
- Every McDonald's in Peru closes amid protests at death of two workers. [The Guardian]
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