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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

- Photos of ‘flooded’ airport in Ho Chi Minh City fabricated: authority. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCM City parking lots submerged after torrential rains. [Dan Tri]

Vietnam

- Vietnam, India to lift bilateral trade to $15bn. [Tuoi Tre]

- Foreign investors pour nearly US$ 31 billion into Vietnam. [Dan Tri]

- Kiwi expat in coma after motorbike accident dies. [VnExpress]

- Hanoi vendors jailed for robbing Italian tourist. [VnExpress]

- Fresh coconut processing plant breaks ground in Mekong Delta. [SGGP]

Other

- Cambodia: Fintech development integral to nation-building exercise. [Asian Correspondent]

- Chinese Scientist Claims to Use Crispr to Make First Genetically Edited Babies. [New York Times]

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