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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 to host flower street in seven days during Tet holiday. [VietnamNet]

- HCMC tightens control over health insurance spending. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- Authorities to reduce number of rental chairs, umbrellas at Nha Trang beaches. [Tuoi Tre]

- Is Vietnam’s economy too dependent on Samsung? [VietnamNet]

- Vietjet Air launches first direct HCM City-Osaka flight. [Dan Tri]

- Almost all Vietnamese internet users shop online. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam overtake France as holders of longest undefeated streak with 16-match run. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam ODA spending slowest in a decade: World Bank. [VnExpress]

Other

- Four Vietnamese nationals jailed for stealing from Uniqlo in Singapore. [Dan Tri]

- 'It's time for significant changes': civil rights groups call for Facebook leaders to step down. [The Guardian]

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