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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 metro route’s first train leaves Japan for Vietnam [DTI News]

Vietnam

- 45 playgrounds for children to be built in 20 provinces, cities [SGGP]

- Hanoi targets Q4 growth of at least 5% [Nhan Dan]

- Free stay permit waivers extended until October 31 [Vietnam News]

- Vietnam near bottom in expats ranking for environment, sustainability [VnExpress]

- Vietnam to conduct COVID-19 vaccine trials on humans in 2021 [VoV]

- Ministry submits reports on Phu Quoc City's establishment to Gov’t [Saigon Times]

- Vietnam c.bank says to cut policy rates from Thursday to support growth [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Sandwiches in Subway 'too sugary to meet legal definition of being bread' [Independent.ie]

- 90 percent of coronavirus patients experience side effects after recovery, study finds [The Hill]

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