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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

- Police bust high-end prostitution ring in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

- HCMC to collect car toll in downtown areas from 2021. [SGGP]

Vietnam

- Automobile market sees recovery as government slashes fee. [VnExpress]

- 340 Vietnamese return home from UK on special flight. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam first-half coal imports surge to record high as power demand grows. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam Railways to launch mobile ticketing app. [SGGP]

- PM gives green light to reopening of air services to China. [Saigon Times]

- Vietnam Airlines to launch four more domestic air routes. [Saigon Times]

Other

- S. Korea stands behind US, India to punish TikTok. [Korea Times]

- City of 250,000 in Metro Manila to go back under lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge. [Straits Times]

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