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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

- Film fest to screen European, Vietnamese documentaries in Hanoi, Saigon. [VnExpress]

- Saigon canal overflows with garbage, awaits cleanup. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Vietnamese parents uncomfortable about children’s early sex initiation. [VietnamNet]

- Heavy rains forecast to hit northern localities. [Vietnam+]

- Da Nang fireman faces prosecution for attacking wife with acid before wedding. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam pursues ‘Southeast Asian Silicon Valley’ dream. [VietnamNet]

- Danang beachfront restaurants illegally built. [Dan Tri]

- First floating solar power’s inverter station generates electricity. [Vietnam+]

Other

- How researchers traced ‘mystery emissions’ of CFCs back to eastern China. [Asian Correspondent]

- Japan mass stabbing: children among at least 15 injured in attack in Kawasaki. [The Guardian]

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