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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
- Taiwanese man fined for graffiti in HCM City street. [VietnamNet]
- Cambodian caught with 2,000 ecstasy pills in Saigon, arrested. [VnExpress]
- Construction works destroys banks of Sai Gon River. [Dan Tri]
Vietnam
- Vietnam’s English proficiency hovers amid worldwide average: report. [Tuoi Tre]
- Hundreds of pine trees poisoned in Lam Dong. [VietnamNet]
- Vietnamese corrections officer gets nine years for causing death of inmate. [Tuoi Tre]
- Miners' bodies found after Hoa Binh mine collapse. [Dan Tri]
- 2018 monthly car sales highest in October. [VnExpress]
Other
- Climate change in Asia: Why collective welfare comes before individual rights. [Asian Correspondent]
- Curious cats bring fame to Japanese museum that won't let them in. [The Guardian]
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