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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

- HCM City needs over 83 trillion VND for transport infrastructure. [Vietnam+] 

- Police hunt for suspects in motorbike robbery in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Vietnamese, Chinese nationals jailed for running illegal surrogacy operation. [VnExpress]

- UK truck death files sent to Vietnam for verification. [VnExpress]

- Mountain flattened for tourism project near Vietnam’s iconic flagpole. [Tuoi Tre]

- Street style fashion down to Hanoi streets. [Vietnam Net]

- Foreign arrivals to Hanoi surge 10.8 percent. [Vietnam Plus]

- Fresh wave of foreign 'invaders' perplexes Vietnamese. [Nikkei Asian Review]

Other

- EU agrees Brexit extension to 31 January. [The Guardian]

- Hong Kong, trade war shadow China leaders summit in Beijing. [Al Jazeera]

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