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Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from the capital, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

Hanoi

 - Say it quietly: Hanoi has at least five noiseless cafés. [VnExpress]

- Get drastic against plastic, experts advise Hanoi. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Vietnam passenger car import surges 150% in Jan-Oct. [VietnamNet]

- Five turn selves in following fatal attack on gang leader in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

- Chicken farmers incur big losses due to oversupply. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam aims for 6.8% GDP growth in 2020. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam Sport Show 2019 to take place in Hanoi. [Vietnam+]

Other

- Barred from wearing glasses, Japan's working women take to Twitter. [Japan Times]

- Behind the Scenes of a Radical New Cancer Cure. [Scientific American] 

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