Tuoitrenews briefs you on some news to be published today.

Society:

-- Many parts of 70km coastline from Vung Tau city to Xuyen Moc disitrct in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau have been eroded by seawater, according to Vung Tau’s Department of Science and Technology.

-- A woman in Binh Thuan central province, who has been accused of stealing a herd of goats from a neighbor in a controversial case, danced, sang, and slept at a local court on Tuesday.

-- A drunken man in Krong Na commune in the central highlands province of Dak Lak was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly setting his wife on fire, leading to her death. 

-- A 34-year-old man in Krong Pa commune in the central highlands province of Dak Lak has been put in custody for allegedly raping his natural daughter many times during two years from 2012 to 2013.

Business:

-- Local banks said they have made necessary preparations to ensure sufficient cash supply for their ATMs to meet high demand of their customers when Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) approaches.

-- A farmer in Ben Tre Mekong Delta province in southern Vietnam has been invited to share his experience in planting grapefruit without pips at an international conference held in Indonesia from January 15 to 19, 2014.

Politics:

-- Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Cambodia is a success, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Phuong Nga told the media in Hanoi. It has contributed to strengthening the fine neighborliness, mutual trust and support between the two nations, she said.

-- Media agencies should stand active in information activities and make more contributions to generating a social consensus in both thought and action in order to meet the requirements of the national renewal, Politburo member Dinh The Huynh made his suggestion at a national media conference on Tuesday in Hanoi to define the sector’s tasks in 2014, according to VNA.

-- Japan always attaches importance to its strategic partnership with Vietnam and will continue support Vietnam in implementing its industrialization and modernization, Japanese Minister Yamamoto Ichita made the pledge at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi on Tuesday, according to VNA.