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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

- Ho Chi Minh City wakes up to grave impacts of falling birth rate. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCMC keen on using artificial intelligence to advance urban development. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Vietnam’s web-based shopping growth second highest in Southeast Asia. [VnExpress]

- Group stage opponents for Vietnam at 2020 AFC U23 Championship revealed. [Tuoi Tre]

- Subsidence endangers Mekong Delta in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam Communist Party takes aim at corrupt rising stars. [Reuters]

- Vietnam Confronts China, Alone. [The Diplomat]

Other

- K-pop star joins child bullying campaign in Vietnam. [VnExpress]

- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam faces public anger in ‘dialogue session’. [The Guardian] 

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