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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
- Reclamation of common areas in Ho Chi Minh City’s downtown park falls behind schedule. [Tuoi Tre]
- Smart cities as essential must-haves. [VietnamNet]
Vietnam
- Hanoi begins wifi-equipped bus service to airport. [VnExpress]
- Hanoi to have four more bus routes with CNG vehicles. [Dan Tri]
- Man bitten by tiger at ecotourism site in stable condition. [SGGP]
- Vietnamese defender to miss SEA Games, World Cup qualifiers due to injury. [VnExpress]
- One more city experiments with battery-powered electric buses to serve tourists. [VietnamNet]
- Golden pangolin and wild cat species released to Cat Tien National Park. [SGGP]
Other
- Secret footage exposes abuse of calves at Coca-Cola affiliated dairy farm. [The Guardian]
- A million people a day get sexually transmitted infections, WHO warns. [Straits Times]
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