Stay connected with Saigoneer on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.

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

- Many large projects in HCM City inspected. [Dan Tri]

- It is forecast to rain heavily through holiday weekend in Vietnam. [Tuoi Tre]

- PM greenlights $310 mln HCMC-Dong Nai bridge. [VnExpress]

Vietnam

- CPI reaches record low in three years. [Dan Tri]

- Vietnam to promote exports of organic fertilisers. [VietnamNet]

- Amazon will not be in Vietnam in next few years: analysts. [VietnamNet]

- Vietnam joins F1 calendar in record 22-race 2020 season. [Tuoi Tre]

- Hanoi to ban vehicles from Old Quarter for Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations. [VnExpress]

Other

- Japan orders 240,000 to evacuate over flood, landslide fears. [Asian Correspondent]

- Key Hong Kong protest organiser attacked by armed masked men. [Straits Times] 

Video of the Day: