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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
- Residents grapple with tidal flooding in Ho Chi Minh City. [Tuoi Tre]
- Free tuition to end at teacher training universities. [Dan Tri]
Vietnam
- Phu Quoc among world’s most popular places to visit in 2019. [VietnamNet]
- Ha Long boat tours and traders harass tourists. [VietnamNet]
- Vietnam beat Laos 3-0 in AFF Championship opener. [Tuoi Tre]
- Vietnam’s first private airport to go operational next month. [Tuoi Tre]
- Australian to spend life in Vietnamese prison for drug dealing. [VnExpress]
- AFF Cup: 30-sec ads to cost $15,000 if Vietnam plays. [VnExpress]
Other
- Thai sergeant with HIV accused of raping dozens of teenage boys: Police. [Channel News Asia]
- Mandarin mania: how a 'hot duck' enraptured New York City. [The Guardian]
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