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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 Ao Dai Festival kicks off at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCMC calls on people to join hands in building culture into development motivity. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- More localities to pilot double-decker buses. [Dan Tri]

- Cashew export prices suffer drop to low levels. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnamese striker’s goal voted most acrobatic in AFC Cup history. [VnExpress]

- Irresponsible tourists damage coral reefs in central Vietnam. [VnExpress]

- Vietnamese globetrotter opens up about round-the-world trip cut short by COVID-19. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam suspends Pakistani pilots over fake licenses. [SGGP]

Other

- Beyond Pluto: the hunt for our solar system's new ninth planet. [The Guardian]

- Beijing residents worry over takeaway orders after deliveryman diagnosed with Covid-19. [Straits Times]

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