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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
- Shoppers ‘clear’ foods, vegetables off HCMC supermarket shelves after historic rain. [Tuoi Tre]
- 70 drug users, sex workers detained in Saigon downtown raids. [VnExpress]
Vietnam
- FDI capital reduces 6.8 percent year on year in 11 months. [SGGP]
- Buon Ma Thuot coffee museum opened to visitors. [Dan Tri]
- Female Vietnamese academician receives Japan’s noble order. [Dan Tri]
- One dies as Vietnamese family burns coal for warmth. [Tuoi Tre]
- Vietnam to build expressway linking two provinces on China border. [VnExpress]
- Air carriers’ busy holiday season begins. [VietnamNet]
Other
- Greenhouse gas emissions gap wider than ever: UN report. [Straits Times]
- Why populists adore cats – and use them in their political propaganda. [The Guardian]
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