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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

- Trade promotion fair for cooperatives opens in HCM City. [Vietnam+]

- SMEs still have difficulty accessing loans. [Saigon Times]

Vietnam

- 39 pangolins handed over to Cuc Phuong National Park. [SGGP]

- Central Highlands hospitals face personnel shortage. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam national brand up two places, valued at US$235 billion. [Dan Tri]

- Hanoi FC wins 5-2 in AFC Cup group-stage game in Myanmar. [Tuoi Tre]

- Martin Yan auctions books for Vietnamese charity. [VnExpress]

- Hit-and-run driver kills traffic police officer in southern Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre] 

Other

- Facebook says it uploaded email contacts of up to 1.5 million users. [Reuters]

- TIME: 100 Most Influential People 2019. [TIME] 

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