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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

- Famous Saigon pho house forced to close after repeated vandalism. [Tuoi Tre]

- Ho Chi Minh City begins crackdown on foreigners violating traffic laws. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- US remains largest importer of Vietnam in seven months. [SGGP]

- Vietnamese chili sauce introduced in Japan. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam car imports triple in first seven months. [VnExpress]

- Five dead, dozen missing as floods hit northern region. [Dan Tri]

- Hanoi university student crowned first Miss World Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Magnitude 6.4 earthquake shakes Fukushima Prefecture, felt in Tokyo. [Japan Times]

- Two mass shootings in US leave 29 dead as Trump faces barrage of criticism. [The Guardian] 

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