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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

- The 14th International Travel Expo-HCMC, the largest of its kind in the Mekong sub-region, was opened on September 5. [Dan Tri]

- The demand for low-priced housing in HCM City has remained high, but supply is very modest. [Dan Tri]

Vietnam

- The price of gas in Vietnam increase by VND300 per liter. [Dan Tri]

- A woman delivered a baby on a Saigon-Hanoi train on Wednesday with assistance from on-board railway staff. [VietnamNet]

- Japan will support Vietnam in pollution control, according to a reccent agreement. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnam’s software industry is growing strongly with revenues of existing companies surging. [VnExpress]

- A long-awaited proposal to extend a key pricing incentive for solar power projects in Ninh Thuan has been approved. [VnExpress]

Other

- Indonesia’s big plastic cleanup involved 20,000 people in 76 locales. [Asian Correspondent]

- Cambodia urges firms to apply for foreign worker permits. [The Nation]

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