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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 experiencing scorching heat. [Dan Tri]

- HCM City tourism festival generates 120 billion VND in revenues. [Vietnam+]

- Beer parlors encroach on Bui Vien Walking Street in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]

Vietnam

- Winners of 2018 Golden Kite awards announced. [SGGP]

- Vietnamese football to use video assistance for refereeing matches. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam to optimize chicken raising to compensate loss from ASF. [SGGP]

- 66 people killed in traffic accidents during Hung Kings holiday. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam’s first liver transplant patient in good health 15 years on. [Tuoi Tre]

Other

- 29 trafficked Vietnamese citizens found in UK van. [VnExpress]

- Notre Dame fire: Paris cathedral devastated by ferocious blaze. [The Guardian]

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