Here are the news stories you should not miss today, August 29:

Politics

-- Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on Monday welcomed South Korea’s Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Yang Sung-tae on his first visit to the Southeast Asian country aimed at tightening the two countries’ judicial cooperation.

-- During a ceremony on Monday, the U.S. government handed over to Vietnam a training facility and equipment serving the training of peacekeeping forces.

Society

-- A man in the southern province of An Giang has been arrested after stabbing his friend to death over a debt worth VND100,000 (US$4.42) on Sunday evening.

-- Eleven people in the Mekong Detla city of Can Tho were hospitalized on Monday after suffering burns caused by a stove accident on a dining table.

-- Vietnamese Coast Guard units discovered a ship carrying 700 cubic meters of oil without any legal documents off the northern province of Quang Ninh on Monday.

-- Police in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on Monday arrested a suspect for attempting to rob a local gold shop with two knives that are often used to slaughter pigs.

-- A man in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong stabbed his son to death over a conflict during their drinking party on Sunday night.

Business

-- The Ministry of Transport is looking for a competent developer for the construction of Long Thanh International Airport, located in the southern province of Dong Nai, which is meant to relieve pressure on Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.

Sports

-- Trinh Van Vinh won another gold medal for Vietnam after finishing first in the men’s 62kg weightlifting category at the 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia on Monday.

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