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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

- Six hospitalized as woman crashes car into motorbikes in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

- VISSAN opens new convenience food shop in HCM City. [Vietnam+]

- HCM City records five dengue deaths in six months. [Vietnam+]

Vietnam

- Vietnam Airlines allows 12kg cabin luggage. [Dan Tri]

- Fewer storms to hit Vietnam in 2019. [VietnamNet]

- Da Nang is in hotel oversupply crisis. [VietnamNet]

- Dong Nai vet official suspended for quarantine violation. [Dan Tri]

- Wildfire breaks out again in north-central Vietnamese province. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Export curbs ignite 'Boycott Japan' calls on South Korean social media. [Straits Times]

- The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s Biggest Battle Is Yet to Be Won. [The Atlantic] 

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