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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

- MoT seeks more funds to expand Tan Son Nhat Airport. [VietnamNet]

- Company proposes adverts on rubbish bins in HCM City. [VietnamNet]

- HCMC to build more public toilets. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong introduced as State President candidate. [Dan Tri]

- 56 gambling apps removed from Google Play store. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam donates $100,000 for disaster relief work in Indonesia. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam mulls banning sales of pre-used SIM cards. [VnExpress]

Other

- Fan Bingbing: China says missing actress fined for tax evasion. [CNN]

- 63-year-old woman fined $7,000 for attempting to smuggle 490 balut duck eggs. [Straits Times]

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