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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

- Stabbed HCM City residents take HIV treatments. [Dan Tri]

- HCM City pedestrian street to have new fountain. [Dan Tri]

- HCM City proposes expansion of Can Gio coastal tourist site. [VietnamNet] 

Vietnam

- Vietnamese veteran returns lost assets to foreign tourist. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam sends more than 32,000 workers abroad. [SGGP]

- Only 39 percent of pet dogs in Vietnam vaccinated: authority. [Tuoi Tre]

- National English teaching program fails despite big budget. [VietnamNet]

- Hanoi to spend $625,000 a year on metro line subsidies. [VnExpress]

Other

- In San Francisco, Making a Living From Your Billionaire Neighbor’s Trash. [New York Times]

- China to close industrial park where deadly blast killed 78. [AFP]

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