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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 warned of high tide, heavy flooding. [VnExpress]

- Ho Chi Minh City doctors remove 6.3kg uterine fibroid from woman. [Tuoi Tre]

- Bundesliga’s first Vietnamese penalty shootout contest takes place in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Vietnam win bronze medal at AFF futsal champs. [VietnamNet]

- Construction regulations flouted in Nha Trang. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnamese community becomes 3rd largest foreign group in Japan. [SGGP]

- Da River plant apologises for Hanoi water crisis. [VietnamNet]

Other

- EU hopes to endorse Brexit delay to Jan 31 with earlier departure possible. [Straits Times]

- Thailand to ban glyphosate and other high-profile pesticides. [Dan Tri]

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