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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’s GRDP grows 7.64 percent in first quarter. [SGGP]

- HCM City streets submerged due to heavy rains. [Dan Tri]

- Ho Chi Minh City most expensive in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- UK experts explore underground mystery in Son Doong Cave. [VnExpress]

- Vietnamese airline denies adding seats next to emergency exits. [Tuoi Tre]

- Mekong Delta to store water during dry season. [VietnamNet]

- Six patrol boats transferred to Vietnam coast guard by the US. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam cracks down on drugstores selling without prescriptions. [VnExpress]

Other

- How single women are driving gentrification in Hong Kong. [Asian Correspondent]

- This Tarantula Became a Scientific Celebrity. Was It Poached From the Wild? [New York Times] 

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