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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
- Administrative procedures hinder flood control projects in HCMC. [Dan Tri]
- Urban traffic status in HCMC can be accessed via Zalo. [SGGP]
Vietnam
- Some 3,400 runners from around the world will compete in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon. [VietnamNet]
- A Japanese man was charged 10 times more than his trip should have cost in a taxi in Hanoi. [VietnamNet]
- Vietnam Airlines to launch Da Nang-Osaka route. [Dan Tri]
- Italian Film Week makes Hanoi debut. [VOV]
- 12 endangered turtles released from captivity in Phu Quoc. [VnExpress]
- A cab driver in Ha Tinh helped delivered a baby as he was taking the pregnant mother to the hospital. [VnExpress]
Other
- Deadly storm: a look at super typhoon Mangkhut’s path of destruction. [Asian Correspondent]
- Southeast Asia's production gains speed as China slows. [Nikkei Asian Review]
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