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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

- Unique Christmas trees, 200-meter-long stone-like cave attract visitors in southern Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCM City forecasted to face 90,000 workforce short-fall. [Dan Tri]

- Book reading festival organized for junior highschool students. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- Free Wi-Fi launched in center of Da Lat. [Tuoi Tre]

- New war between Vietnamese and foreign e-hailing apps breaks out. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnam sends 140,000 workers abroad in 2018. [Dan Tri]

- Renal transplant on kid from brain-dead donor for first time. [SGGP]

- Vietnam, North Korea draw 1-1 in exhibition match ahead of Asian Cup 2019. [VnExpress]

Other

- Life and death choices for Indonesia tsunami victims. [AFP]

- Park Hang-seo named among ’Asians of the Year.’ [VietnamNet]

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