Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Throngs of individuals departed from both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in anticipation of the five-day holiday commemorating Reunification Day (April 30) and International Workers’ Day (May 1) on Friday, resulting in significant traffic congestion at key gateways.

-- Ho Chi Minh City has scaled back its planned fireworks displays in observance of the Reunification Day (April 30) celebrations from 16 designated locations as initially announced to just five.

-- Da Nang City was suddenly greeted by rain on Friday evening, much to the delight of its residents after a prolonged spell of scorching weather.

-- Authorities are verifying two videos of BMW cars drifting, causing chaos in the central area of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, that were circulated on social media on Friday.

-- The engineering force of the Military Command in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam swiftly removed an unexploded wartime bomb, weighing over 200 kilograms, found in the center of Vinh City on Thursday.

-- Ho Chi Minh City’s non-subsidized bus route 109, running from Saigon bus station in District 1 to Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Tan Binh District, will operate 24 hours a day on April 26-27 and April 30-May 1.

Education

-- Singapore Management University, ranked among the top 5 best universities in Singapore, on Thursday evening inaugurated its first representative office in Vietnam, located in Ho Chi Minh City, marking the university’s third representative office overall, following campuses in Jakarta and Bangkok.

Lifestyle

-- South Korean movie actor and singer Kim Jae Joong attended a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday evening before his inaugural fan concert in Vietnam, the J-PARTY Fan Concert I’M TWENTY.

Sports

-- Vietnam’s 2024 Olympic dreams ended after they were eliminated from the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 in Qatar, losing 0-1 to Iraq in a quarterfinal marred by a conceded penalty and a red card on Saturday morning (Vietnam time).

-- Vietnamese sprinter Tran Thi Nhi Yen won a silver medal in the women’s 100m event on Thursday at the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships held in the UAE.

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