Here are the leading news stories about Vietnam you should not miss today, October 22

Politics

-- Vietnam and Belarus signed a memorandum of understanding on the exchange of public security personnel following the talks between Vietnamese Minister of Public Security To Lam and chairman of the State Security Committee of Belarus Vakulchik Valery Pavlovich in Hanoi on Friday.

-- Vietnam and Uruguay will work to soon set up a joint committee on economic, trade and investment cooperation, according to an agreement reached between Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa in Hanoi on Friday

Society

-- A man had his hand nearly cut off by two unidentified men who besieged him in front of a primary school in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on Friday. The victim has recovered after being admitted to a nearby hospital, while the two suspects remain at large.

- Customs in Ho Chi Minh City caught more than VND20 billion (US$892,857) worth of ivory hidden in two timber containers imported from Africa to the city's Cat Lai Port on Friday.

-- A fishing boat suddenly caught fire and eventually burnt to frame on a river in the southern province of Kien Giang on Friday.

-- The two passengers who assaulted a female employee at Noi Bai International Airport have to publicly apologize to her, the municipal Party Committee ordered on Friday.

-- A man died after falling into an open sewage when he was rushing to catch a bus in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, raising concern about the negligence of road construction projects across the southern metropolis.

Business

-- Ho Chi Minh City's remittance inflow in October topped $3.25 billion, up 4 percent from a month earlier, the city's branch of the State Bank of Vietnam said Friday.

Lifestyle

-- Around 300 artists have confirmed their performance at a fundraising concert, co-organized by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, at 6:00 pm today (Oct 22) at Sen Hong Stage in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to raise money for flood-stricken residents in central Vietnam.

-- Monsoon Music Festival 2016, a three-day annual event in Hanoi, kicked off on Friday night with performances by various international and local artists, wowing fans in the Vietnamese capital. All eyes are on the last night of the show, when famed German rock ban Scorpions are on stage.

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