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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

- Saigon green-lights two waste-to-energy plants. [VnExpress]

- Singapore always appreciates relationship with Vietnam, including HCMC. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- Weakening yuan underpins surge in Chinese exports to Vietnam. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam Prefers Its Mobile Networks to Be Free of Huawei. [Bloomberg]

- If Trump can’t buy Greenland, why not Italy or Vietnam? [NY Post]

- Bus monitor faces manslaughter charge in Hanoi schoolboy death. [VnExpress]

- Number of tourists to Hanoi increase 10.7% in August. [Nhan Dan]

- 30-year-old trees allegedly poisoned in Hanoi neighborhood. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Vietnam gets a bite at the cherry as US farm exports find new market amid US-China trade war. [SCMP]

- Why is Indonesia moving its capital city? Everything you need to know. [The Guardian]

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