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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 should be healthy real estate center: city vice chairman. [SGGP]

- HCM City urban railway agency seeks urgent financial aid. [Dan Tri]

Vietnam

- Sam Son beach ravaged by rubbish and erosion. [VietnamNet]

- Airlines expand fleets, but aviation infrastructure still inadequate. [VietnamNet]

- Da Nang licenses 419mln USD in new projects. [Vietnam+]

- One-ton bomb found in garden in north-central Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Power price to increase 8.36 percent this month. [SGGP]

- Rice exports see dropping prices due to declining demand. [Dan Tri]

Other

- The silent majorities of Japan and South Korea grow tired of official squabbles. [Asian Correspondent]

- There Really, Really Isn’t a Silver Bullet for Climate Change. [The Atlantic]

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