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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

- HCM City travel agents suffer as thousands of tours cancelled. [Dan Tri]

- Extensive social distancing unnecessary in Ho Chi Minh City at present: PM. [Tuoi Tre] 

Vietnam

- Over two million people download COVID-19 tracking app. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam earns US$6.5 billion in trade surplus from Jan-July. [Saigon Times]

- Vietnam reports 10 more Covid-19 cases linked to Danang. [Saigon Times]

- City near Saigon seals off residential area over one COVID-19 case. [Tuoi Tre]

- Tropical storm Sinlaku weakens after entering Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa. [SGGP]

- Five banks give Da Nang US$1.07m for COVID-19 fight. [SGGP] 

Other

- Alligators make terrible pets: 'You're basically dealing with a dinosaur.' [National Geographic]

- Millions in Philippines back on lockdown as coronavirus cases soar. [Straits Times] 

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