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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

- HCM City police focus on loansharking. [VietnamNet]

- Ho Chi Minh City 'sidewalk captain' Doan Ngoc Hai keeps seat after resignation. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Taxi drivers stage strike against Grab at Da Nang airport. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnamese bicycle repairman earns Bachelor of Laws at 69. [Tuoi Tre]

- Cheese, yoghurt and seed milk introduced in school milk programme. [VietnamNet]

- Family finds bomb while renovating pond. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam sees FDI disbursement increase. [Dan Tri]

- Subsidence occurs on bridge in Vietnam’s $556m expressway. [VnExpress]

Other

- Indonesia to probe Lion Air after deadly plane crash. [VnExpress]

- Children exposed to air pollution are more likely to be obese. [Asian Correspondent]

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