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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
- Card skimmers steal money through ATMs at night in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]
- Dangerous slingshots, arrow-shooting guns openly sold in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
- Vietnam’s e-commerce to earn $10 billion by 2020. [SGGP]
- More than 81,000 baby turtles released to sea. [SGGP]
- Most Vietnamese IT staff want to switch jobs. [VnExpress]
- Deteriorating bridge threatens people in Hoa Binh. [Dan Tri]
- Vietnam Airlines launches new airport map application. [VietnamNet]
Other
- K-pop scandal: Two more artists, Choi Jong-hoon and Junhyung, quit show business. [Straits Times]
- Climate strikes: students around the world walk out to demand change. [The Guardian]
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