Here are the leading news stories about Vietnam you should not miss today, July 30.

Politics

-- of the 14th National Assembly’s first session in Hanoi.

-- The first session of the 14th National Assembly wrapped up in Hanoi on Friday, after eight days of sitting, with environmental pollution in the central region was high on agenda during the last working day.

Society

-- The Ministry of Public Security has launched a probe into the hacking of several Vietnamese airports and the website of Vietnam Airlines, allegedly carried out by a Chinese hacker group, on Friday.

-- Five people died while five others went missing as the Mirinae ravaged northern Vietnam as of Friday.

-- China Well Fasteners Vietnam, located in the Formosa Industrial Park in the southern province of Dong Nai, has been found dumping wastewater into the environment, and burying 200 metric tons of waste mud.

-- The number of Vietnamese hungry households rose 24.7 percent year on year to 234,400 in the first seven months of this year, according to the latest data.

Business

-- South Korea’s Deawoo E&C and the administration of the southern Vietnamese province of Long An has reached an agreement to set up a 1,320MW thermalpower plant at the Phuoc Vinh Dong Commune, Can Giuoc District, under a $2.7 billion project.

-- The tax department in the central city of Da Nang has publicized a list of 113 businesses with tax debts as of June 30, 2016 on its website.

-- A venture capital fund of some VND10 billion (US$446,429) will be set up to support start-up entrepreneurs in the central city of Da Nang, the municipal business incubator said.

-- Vietnam spent more than $650 million only on importing 3.3 million metric tons of corns in the first half of this year, according to customs data.

Sports

-- Vietnam’s Under-19 women’s volleyball team beat strong rivals South Korea 3-1 to advance for the first time into the semifinals of the 2016 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship in Thailand on Friday.

-- Vietnam are ready to defeat Thailand at the last group stage game at the ongoing AFF Women’s Championship in Myanmar on Saturday.

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