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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
- Visitors exchange old books for trees at Ho Chi Minh City green fest. [Tuoi Tre]
- Litter classification in HCM City proves ineffective. [Dan Tri]
- Bridge widening project causes serious traffic jams in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
- Hanoi launches website honouring civilised lifestyle. [Vietnam+]
- Broken pipeline may cut water supply to downtown Hanoi. [VnExpress]
- Campaign launched to protect children from water-related calamities. [Vietnam+]
- Mastermind of Central Highlands pine forest poisoning arrested. [Dan Tri]
- Vietnam lawmakers say no to overnight alcohol ban. [VnExpress]
Other
- How Tiananmen crackdown left a deep scar on China’s military psyche. [South China Morning Post]
- A Mutation That Resists HIV Has Other Harmful Consequences. [The Atlantic]
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