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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

- HCMC decentralises power to departments, local administrations. [SGGP]

- When Saigon youngsters bring out their pet reptiles. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Truck crashes into cemetery goers, killing 8 in northern Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Entry fees proposed for Ly Son Island off central Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- VN team earn $522,000 for their performance at Asian Cup. [VietnamNet]

- Occupancy rate of industrial parks reaches 73 percent. [VietnamNet]

- Hanoi plans to restore Kinh Thien Palace in 2020. [Dan Tri]

- An Giang aims to serve 9.2 million visitors in 2019. [SGGP]

Other

- Blood test could detect Alzheimer's more than 10 years earlier – study. [The Guardian]

- Two monks shot dead as violence flares in Thailand's deep south. [AFP]

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