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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

- K-pop giant SM Entertainment to open first store in Vietnam. [VnExpress]

- HCM City to establish university of health sciences. [Dan Tri]

Vietnam

- 10,000 units of blood donated nationwide in one month. [SGGP]

- Deputy minister appointed as acting minister of health. [Saigon Times]

- Taxis must have yellow number plates from August 1. [Saigon Times]

- Vietnam to test commercial use of 5G networks in October: deputy minister. [Tuoi Tre]

- Diphtheria patient’s condition worsens in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Foreign students in the US will not get visas if courses shift to only online. [Straits Times]

- In Tokyo, a temple offers pandemic-hit Vietnamese workers a safe haven. [Reuters]

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