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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

- HCMC has called for investment in environmental protection projects from now through 2025. [DTI]

- The HCMC Department of Tourism will draw up a strategy for tourism development to 2030 by the end of this year. [VietnamNet]

Vietnam

- Hanoi will pilot three bus routes using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) from August 1. [DTI]

- Ha Giang Province's proposal to construct new office buildings were rejected. [VietnamNet]

- Sales of FMCG products are slightly up in urban Vietnam, but only by 0.7%. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam is still unclear on how to price solar power. [VnExpress]

- The sticky rice market in the Mekong Delta is witnessing a slump in exports. [Saigon Times]

Other

- The Indian police is looking for 8 men had sex with a pregnant goat that later died. [Channel News Asia]

- Vietnam has for the first time ever become China’s biggest trade partner in the Asean bloc. [Inquirer]

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