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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

- Malaysian students join volunteer campaign in HCM City. [VietnamNet]

- Ways sought to speed up construction of HCM City–Moc Bai Highway. [Vietnam+]

Vietnam

- Vietnam’s forestry sector targets US$11 billion in export. [VietnamNet]

- Three children killed as car crashes into electric bicycle in north-central Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam demands strict handling of violence against Vietnamese woman in S. Korea. [Tuoi Tre]

- Woman arrested for unintentionally starting wildfire in central Vietnam. [VnExpress]

- Hanoi buses struggle to compete with ride-hailing services. [VnExpress]

Other

- Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 prepares to inspect crater it blasted in asteroid. [Straits Times]

- The Story of Humans and Neanderthals in Europe Is Being Rewritten. [The Atlantic] 

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