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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

- Vietnamese museum goes hi-tech with ‘smart museum’ app. [Tuoi Tre]

- Saigon hotel catches fire, foreign guests panic. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Project launched to preserve purity of Hoi An. [Tuoi Tre]

- Turtle conservation revives Cham Island. [VietnamNet]

- Hanoi permitted to collect fees in congested areas. [VietnamNet]

- Couple in a car fished out of Hanoi river. [VnExpress]

- Newly established firms rise sharply in October. [Dan Tri]

- Vinfast inaugurates eScooter manufacturing plant in Hai Phong. [SGGP]

Other

- Thailand could legalise medical weed as early as next week. [Asian Correspondent]

- Yemen Girl Who Turned World’s Eyes to Famine Is Dead. [New York Times]

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