Check out the news you should not miss today, February 7.

Politics

-- Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith is scheduled to lead a delegation to arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday to attend the 39^th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Laos in Hanoi.

Society -- Vietnam's Northern Airports Authority said on Monday it had slapped a civil fine on a Chinese national for threatening to assault an attendant aboard a Hanoi-bound Vietnam Airlines flight departing from Beijing earlier this month. -- A trailer truck was traveling in Hanoi en route to the neighboring province of Bac Giang when it suddenly burst into flames, blocking traffic for an hour on Monday. -- Police in the southern province of Tien Giang said on Monday they had busted an illegal cockfighting ring, arresting 34 people.

-- A Hanoi resident has suggested developing a mobile app allowing users to capture people littering in public places in Ho Chi Minh City and send the photo proof to a supervision center, which will identify the violators and fine them.Business -- Low-cost carrier Vietjet will launch a three-day super promotion of 500,000 tickets priced from only VND5,000 on Wednesday.

-- The administration of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau granted investment licenses to eight projects collectively worth US$467.25 million during a ceremony on Monday. -- Vietnam's shrimp exports must reach a turnover of $10 billion by 2025, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested at an industry conference hosted by the agriculture ministry on Monday.Lifestyle -- The Da Lat Cherry Blossom Festival, initially scheduled to take place this month in the  Central Highlands of Lam Dong, has been canceled as few flowers have reached full bloom due to unstable weather, the organizers announced on Monday. -- The Ho Chi Minh City administration has tasked the municipal culture department with considering launching a drive calling for public servants and students to wear ao dai at workplace and school at least once a week.

-- The artistic light-based decorations installed on major streets in the center of Ho Chi Minh City will continued to be lit up on weekends to please local residents and tourists, instead of being removed after the Lunar New Year holiday that ended last week.

Sports

-- Vietnam will play Malaysia in an under-23 friendly in Ho Chi Minh City at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, as both sides are preparing for the 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, taking place in Kuala Lumpur in August.

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