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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

- Disciplinary measures proposed against HCMC’s former leaders. [Saigon Times]

- HCM City's departments jointly combat child abuse at schools. [Vietnam+]

Vietnam

- Health declaration mandatory for incoming travelers from Cambodia. [Dan Tri]

- Vietjet suspends flights to South Korea as coronavirus cases spiral. [VnExpress]

- Teachers, students struggle to connect as coronavirus drives online education. [VnExpress]

- Four Vietnamese universities listed in QS World University Rankings. [SGGP]

- Vietnam calls on UNSC to review sanctions against South Sudan. [SGGP]

- Soc Trang commences work on VND5.3-trillion wind power plant. [Saigon Times]

Other

- Elizabeth Warren drops out of 2020 Democratic presidential race. [The Guardian]

- South Korea confirms 196 new coronavirus cases, total 6,284; deaths up by 7 to 42. [Straits Times] 

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