Here are the news stories you should not miss today, September 15:
Politics
-- Vietnamese Prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc held talks with Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), in Hanoi on Thursday afternoon, discussing measures to the export of Vietnamese fruits to the Japanese market.
Society
-- Nearly 60 flights have been canceled due to the influence of storm Doksurin, which has been forecast to make landfall in north-central Vietnam on Friday evening.
-- A man was killed and a three-year-old boy gone missing in the north-central province of Thua Thien- Hue due to floods brought about by typhoon Doksuri on Thursday.
-- Police in the north-central province of Quang Binh on Thursday arrested a suspect that snatched the handbags of two foreign visitors at the Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park on Monday.
-- Border guard officers in the northern province of Bac Ninh have rescued 15 Javan pangolins from a smuggler and later transferred them to the local forest protection office. The suspect managed to escape after jumping into a river and swimming away.
-- Starting today, September 15, dog owners in Ho Chi Minh City could be subject to a fine of up to VND800,000 (US$35) for letting their pets outside of the house without proper protection.
-- The Department of Police in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is verifying a video footage capturing a traffic police officer pulling out his gun to deal with some aggressive traffic violators.
Business
-- The Department of Construction in the central city of Da Nang has ordered developers of the Marina Complex project along the Han River bank to cease its construction due to the lack of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report.
Lifestyle
-- Vietnamese photographer Hao Nhien is scheduled to open the country’s first artistic nude photography gallery at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association from September 15 to 18.
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