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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

- CNN’s videos help Hanoi lure more international visitors. [Vietnam Plus]

- Operators test run Hanoi metro. [VnExpress]

- Hanoi man creates animal shapes from recycled materials. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- Foreign hackers target Vietnam with malware, 400,000 computers infected. [VnExpress]

- Construction suspended on tourism project near Vietnam’s iconic flagpole. [Tuoi Tre]

- Storm Matmo weakens into tropical depression, more heavy rains forecast. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam closes airports, bans sailing as storm Matmo near. [VnExpress]

Other

- Fall’s Boldest Men’s Wear, Photographed in Vietnam. [The NYT]

- Vietnam Is a Trade War Winner. Now It Has to Figure Out How to Stay Ahead. [Bloomberg]

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