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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

- Nocturnal fix to offer Tan Son Nhat airport runway temporary respite. [VnExpress]

- Work on HCMC’s Metro Line No.2 to begin next year. [SGGP]

- HCMC to build pork trading floor for exporting. [SGGP]

- Hot weather to peak in HCMC. [Saigon Times]

Vietnam

- Vietnam education ministry suggests students return to school in early March. [Tuoi Tre]

- Vietnam's Bamboo Airways to suspend all flights to South Korea over coronavirus concerns. [Tuoi Tre]

- Over 2,000 cruise passengers visit southern Vietnam. [VnExpress]

Other

- Nasa's InSight lander records hundreds of marsquakes on red planet. [The Guardian]

- Harvey Weinstein convicted of sexual assault and rape; faces up to 25 years in prison. [Straits Times] 

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