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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
- Ho Chi Minh City should be focus of strategy to double Vietnam-Australia investment: ambassador. [Tuoi Tre]
- Vietnam Airlines to fly from Hanoi, HCMC to Shenzhen. [VnExpress]
- Japan’s martial arts to go on show in HCM City. [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
- English proficiency of Vietnamese hits five-year low: EF report. [Tuoi Tre]
- South China Sea International Conference opens in Hanoi. [Dan Tri]
- Four more Vietnamese sites recognized as ASEAN heritage parks. [VnExpress]
- Vietnam’s export tunover surges 7.4 percent in 10 months. [VietnamNet]
Other
- 15 Killed in Southern Thailand in the Worst Violence in Years. [New York Times]
- Taj Mahal gets air purifier as Indian capital chokes. [Asian Correspondent]
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