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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
- Vietnam International Fashion Week 2019 to take place in HCM City. [Dan Tri]
- Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City among Vietnam’s worst on corruption control: PAPI report. [Tuoi Tre]
Vietnam
- $14.6 million mobilized for building bridges in Mekong delta province. [SGGP]
- Vietnamese scientists make stem cell drug for treating lumbar degenerative disc. [SGGP]
- First Vietnamese artist to join top floral designer competition. [Dan Tri]
- Vietnam’s national football team worth $1.94mn: Transfermarkt. [Tuoi Tre]
- Japanese brand hunts personnel for first Vietnam store. [VnExpress]
Other
- S. Korea to launch world's first national 5G networks. [AFP]
- Bad diets killing more people globally than tobacco, study finds. [The Guardian]
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