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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

- Motorbike thief gets death for murdering ‘street knights’ in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

- Saigon becomes a top expat destination. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Vietnam can lead Southeast Asia in mobile games: Google. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam announces results of first quality of life measurement. [Tuoi Tre]

- Phu Yen detains six in largest gambling bust. [VietnamNet]

- Education Minister vows to tackle school violence. [Dan Tri]

- Farm produce: ‘rescue campaigns’ still needed, even as exports rise. [VietnamNet]

- Hanoi secures 6.5 billion USD in FDI projects. [Dan Tri]

Other

- How Restaurants Got So Loud. [The Atlantic]

- French bureaucrat accused of spying for North Korea. [Asia Times]

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