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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

- Visitors flock to Long Bien Bridge after popular railway off. [Dan Tri]

- First trains for Nhon-Hanoi Station railway project to arrive in Vietnam next year. [Dan Tri]

Vietnam

- Charity run for cancer research to return to Ho Chi Minh City in November. [Tuoi Tre]

- Dutch experts propose anti-flooding solution for HCMC. [SGGP]

- Vinhomes posts 52 percent surge in profits. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam greenlights $1.5 bln gas-fired power plants. [VnExpress]

- In Vietnam, middle school headmaster jailed for sexually abusing nine male students. [Tuoi Tre] 

Other

- 'The climate doesn't need awards': Greta Thunberg declines environmental prize. [The Guardian]

- Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows. [New York Times] 

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