Here are the news stories you should not miss today, May 15:

Politics

-- Within the framework of his visit to China from May 11 to 15, Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang joined leaders of 28 other nations in the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Sunday. 

Society

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday morning arrested four suspects who had been involved in many serious theft cases in the southern city and confiscated several weapons and other exhibits at their houses.

-- Subsidence along the bank of the Tan An Canal, located in Tan Chau Town in the southern Vietnamese province of An Giang, has become more severe, with dozens of households relocated for safety, the local Office of Natural Resources and Environment reported.

-- One girl died and a boy went missing after a group of seven ninth-grade students in the central province of Quang Ngai took a swim at a local beach on Sunday afternoon.

-- Muong Thanh Group has been found building a total of 104 apartments in the areas it had been allowed to construct parking, kindergarten, and community activity components in Ngu Hanh Son District, located in the central city of Da Nang, despite warnings from local authorities.

-- At least 13 projects have been carried out in many districts across Ho Chi Minh City in an effort to curb flooding during the upcoming rainy season.

-- Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday seized a large haul of wildlife parts, including ivories, elephant tails, African cheetah skins, and others, all hidden in the luggage of a 62-year-old Vietnamese passenger.

Business

-- Although five major mobile network operators in Vietnam are set to join hands in dealing with SMS spam on July 1, the number of spam calls may still rise if there is no cooperation between these operators.

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