Check out what is in the news today:Society -- Police in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau on Wednesday said they had urgently arrested Nguyen Quoc Hung, 19, for investigation as Hung allegedly impersonated a police officer to cheat his victims out of more than VND20 million (US$893). -- An Australian has been confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus after visiting Vietnam on February 26 and leaving the country on March 6, according to a WHO agency. -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has recently approved a project to build the My Thuan-Can Tho Expressway connecting Vinh Long Province and Can Tho City in southern Vietnam. The project has a total capital of VND6.168 trillion ($275.36 million) and is expected to start in the second quarter of this year and finish in 2018. -- Vietnamese private airline VietJet Air (VJA) has worked with the Vietnam Railway Authority to propose solutions for passengers regarding the collapse of the Ghenh railway bridge which played a crucial role in the operation of the railway system of Vietnam, connecting southern provinces and cities to the remaining parts of the country. -- Around 300 trees on Ton Duc Thang Street in District 1 will be moved and felled to give way to the construction of the Thu Thiem 2 Bridge, which connects District 1 and District 2, and Ba Son Station of the metro project linking District 1 to District 9.Business -- Those who sell and use banned chemicals at livestock breeding places could face 20 years in jail, according to one of the measures proposed at a forum held by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Wednesday by Nguyen Van Kiet, chief inspector of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. -- At a meeting in Hanoi on Wednesday, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius confirmed that the U.S. wants to accompany Vietnam to strengthen the comprehensive partnership between the two countries, as well as expressing American enterprises’ wish that the Southeast Asian nation will improve its infrastructure system.Lifestyle -- Around 850 couples on Sunday will join the Happy Color Run organized by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Hanoi People’s Committee. The event is to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the union establishment as well as encouraging young people to practice running for health. -- Authorities in the central province of Quang Nam have approved a project to make Hoi An City an eco-city, with a sponsorship worth ¥59,960,000 ($532,264) from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The project is expected to be implemented from now to December 2018.
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Nguyen Duc Thai took bribes totaling nearly VND25 billion (US$983,800) to create favorable conditions for Phung Vinh Hung Paper JSC and Minh Cuong Phat Paper Company to supply paper for printing textbooks
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The storm is likely to move westward at a maximum speed of 20 kph on Friday
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Chinese aerospace manufacturer wishes to operate narrow-body aircraft in Vietnam’s airspace
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Chinese aerospace manufacturer wishes to operate narrow-body aircraft in Vietnam’s airspace
The firm has been working with Vietnamese airline Vietjet Air to fly planes for short-haul flights in Vietnam in late 2024
Police capture 5-member gang for stealing over 100 dogs in north-central Vietnam
The gang stole from five to seven dogs weighing a total of some 50 kilograms per night
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The storm is likely to move westward at a maximum speed of 20 kph on Friday
Vietnam’s 1st golf festival to take place in Nha Trang this month
The three-day event will feature a vibrant lineup of activities, promising to bring boundless excitement to golfers and golf fans
2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitor
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Ho Chi Minh City sets goal of raising lifespan to 77 by 2030
The city’s life expectancy was 76.5 years in 2023, surpassing the national average of 73.7
Ottawa to shut TikTok's Canada offices, says app can still be used
Canada banned TikTok from all government devices last year and launched a security review of the application
Brazil's Amazon posts lowest deforestation in nine years: govt
Deforestation fell by 30.6 percent in the year-to-year period beginning in August 2023
2 pilots found safe after military training aircraft crash in central Vietnam
The incident forced the two pilots to parachute
Vietnam’s state president to visit Chile, Peru this weekend
These mark his first overseas trips since assuming power on October 21