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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 plans motorbike ban by 2030. [Dan Tri]

- Ho Chi Minh City vice-chairwoman passes away at 53. [Tuoi Tre] 

Vietnam

- Vietnam football coach ‘tired’ of managing both senior and junior teams. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam friendly against RoK may be delayed until 2020. [VietnamNet]

- Da Nang mulls $200 million investment in horse-racing course. [VnExpress]

- New Con Dao Express vessel faces technical problem. [Dan Tri]

- Two killed, one injured in collision on Hanoi's Thang Long Boulevard. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnamese women probed for persuading mothers to sell infants in China. [Tuoi Tre] 

Other

- World's largest bee, missing for 38 years, found in Indonesia. [The Guardian]

- Samsung unveils first mainstream folding phone, first 5G handset with Galaxy Fold. [Straits Times] 

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