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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

- Air quality of HCMC, Hanoi reaches alarming levels. [Saigon Times]

- Three missing in sunken ship salvage in HCM City. [Dan Tri]

- Obamas’ visit to Vietnamese restaurant in Saigon. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Ha Tinh police save moon bear from traffickers. [VnExpress]

- Vietnamese chief judge caught on video having sex with junior employee in office. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam ranks second at SEA Games 2019. [Tuoi Tre]

- Can Tho University receives JICA President Award 2019. [Dan Tri] 

Other

- Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, is Time magazine's youngest Person of the Year. [Straits Times]

- S.Korea to tighten control over low-cost tours from Vietnam. [VietnamNet] 

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