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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

- Ministry allows HCM City public hospital to offer surrogacy procedure. [VietnamNet]

- Saigon woman jailed for fatal drunk driving accident. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Mass fish deaths found at Danang lakes. [Dan Tri]

- $9.43bil. invested in Mekong Delta’s infrastructure. [VietnamNet]

- Straw burning worsens Hanoi suburban air pollution. [Dan Tri]

- 3 killed, nearly 40 injured in truck-bus collision in northern Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Le Quang Liem wins first Asian chess championship for Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Fast food chains in the slow lane amid focus on health. [VnExpress]

Other

- Cameroon’s embattled ebony trees get a lifeline—from guitar maker. [National Geographic]

- Examining the morbid fascination with violence on social media in Japan. [Japan Times]

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