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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

- In Vietnam, convenience stores facing target hurdles. [VietnamNet]

- HCMC downtown car toll not before 2021. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- One student dead, one missing in Quang Nam swimming incident. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam Airlines to receive first Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. [Dan Tri]

- 80m section of national highway sinks into river in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam will face severe power shortages from 2021: ministry. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnamese enterprises struggle to protect trademarks. [VnExpress]

Other

- Trump Says U.S. Will Hit China With More Tariffs. [New York Times]

- Alzheimer’s test predicts onset up to 20 years in advance. [The Guardian]

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