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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

- HCM City attracts 17 million visitors in first 6 months of 2019. [Vietnam+]

- Saigon Innovation Hub appointed into Asian startup building program. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- Two Vietnamese get nine-month flight bans for smoking. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam wants ASEAN to take note of threats against fishers in South China Sea. [VnExpress]

- Flash flood ravages Sapa. [Dan Tri]

- Active lifestyle the best remedy for Vietnamese cancer patients. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Thirteen dead, 23 injured in Cambodia building collapse. [Tuoi Tre]

- Mars rover's large methane discovery excites scientists. [The Guardian]

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