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Each morning, we select some of the most important stories from the capital, the rest of Vietnam and beyond, and digest them into short, accessible links so you can easily keep up with current affairs.

Hanoi

- Hanoi light bulb warehouse fire leaked 15-27 kilos of mercury. [VnExpress]

- Hanoi offers diverse entertainment during Mid Autumn Festival. [Vietnam Plus]

Vietnam

- Can Tho City becomes Mekong delta’s Newborn Screening Center. [SGGP]

- AAG undersea cable repairs done before schedule. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam among top targets for phishing in Southeast Asia. [Dan Tri]

- Yeah1 stock plummets over failed YouTube partnership. [VnExpress]

- Company found lying about mercury leak after Hanoi fire. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- Malaysia to commence cloud-seeding to combat haze. [Straits Times]

- His Cat’s Death Left Him Heartbroken. So He Cloned It. [New York Times] 

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