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
- HCMC to install cameras to catch litterbugs. [SGGP]
- HCMC collects VND1 trillion for State budget per day. [Saigon Times]
Vietnam
- Vietnamese use internet, but don’t want to make online payments. [VietnamNet]
- Second group of VN’s peacekeeping force sets off for South Sudan. [VietnamNet]
- Number of Vietnamese students in South Korea grow fastest in the world. [VnExpress]
- 15,000 people live an ‘imperial’ life in Hue slum. [VnExpress]
- First waste-to-energy plant in Can Tho begins trial operation. [Dan Tri]
Other
- China’s Women-Only Subway Cars, Where Men Rush In. [New York Times]
- In Indonesia, transgender women find haven in Islamic boarding school. [Channel News Asia]
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