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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

- Vietnam Motor Show to be held in October in HCMC. [Dan Tri]

- Almost 600 people register to donate organs at an event in Saigon. [Dan Tri]

Vietnam

- $7 million food processing plant opened in Dong Nai province. [SGGP]

- Vietnam seeks to reduce reliance on Asian rice markets. [Reuters] 

- Vietnamese banks rush to seek foreign capital. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnam imports over 11,000 cars in nine months. [VietnamNet]

- Mekong Delta sinking as groundwater gets depleted. [VnExpress]

Other

- South Korea allows illegal Vietnamese workers to return. [VnExpress]

- This is 18 around the world. [New York Times]

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