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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

- HCM City aims to have no poor households by end of 2020. [Dan Tri]

- HCM City’s CPI up 0.58 percent in May. [Vietnam+]

Vietnam

- Drowning claims nine lives in a week in Vietnam province. [Tuoi Tre]

- Construction of Vietnam’s ‘costliest road’ to begin later this year. [Tuoi Tre]

- Work starts on waste-to-power plant in Bac Ninh. [Vietnam+]

- Vietnam’s ethnic minorities thrive on connectivity: study. [VnExpress]

- Vietnam’s trade deficit hits US$1.3 billion. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnam lawmakers fear new bill could weaken parliament’s oversight. [VnExpress]

Other

- Chernobyl: horrifying, masterly television that sears on to your brain. [The Guardian]

- Nepal says Everest rules might change after overcrowding and deaths. [Straits Times] 

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