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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

- Heat-reduction, UV-blocking goods fly off shelves in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam's first press center opens in Saigon. [VnExpress] 

Vietnam

- PM demands explanation for consumer electricity price hike. [VietnamNet]

- Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park flight seeks licensing. [Dan Tri]

- Ministry mulls stricter penalties to drunk driving. [SGGP]

- Dishwater soap used in cleaning of ‘national treasure’ artwork in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street fails to attract visitors. [Dan Tri]

- Can Tho spends over 3 billion VND on caring for AO/dioxin victims. [Vietnam+]

Other

- Indonesia to sink scores of boats from Vietnam and others to deter illegal fishing. [AFP]

- Brunei's Sultan Hassanal says won't enforce gay death penalty after backlash. [Straits Times] 

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