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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
- Saigon to ban vehicles on certain streets during long holiday weekend. [VnExpress]
- Top Thai Brands 2019 exhibition to open in HCM City. [Dan Tri]
Vietnam
- Vietnamese, Indian experts complete upgrade of towers at My Son Sanctuary. [Dan Tri]
- World Bank forecasts Vietnam’s economy to grow by 6.6 pct in 2019. [Vietnam+]
- Diabetes takes 80 lives in Vietnam per day. [VietnamNet]
- Police arrest suspect in murder of 3 family members in southern Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]
- LG Electronics to shut South Korean phone factory, move production to Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]
Other
- Tropical forest the size of England destroyed in 2018: report. [VnExpress]
- Moon Jae-in pledges to push for successful third Kim-Trump summit. [Straits Times]
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