Tuoitrenews briefs some leading stories to be published today.

Society:

-- Authorities in Tay Tra district, Quang Ngai central province announced on Tuesday that they will build a home for the two Vietnamese jungle men – father and son – who have been brought to civilized society after living 40 years deep in a remote forest in central Vietnam. All building costs will be covered by the province’s budget.

-- Vietnamese lawmakers suggested in a national meeting on Tuesday that the country should not ban same-sex marriage nor recognize it neither, according to Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong.

-- Though typhoon Utor will not make landfall in Vietnam, it is forecast to cause heavy rains in the northern region today (Aug 14), according to Le Thanh Hai, deputy director of the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.

-- 160 passengers had to spend their night at Da Nang airport from 13:15pm on Aug 12 to 8:30am on Aug 13 after a flight numbered VJ 8389 of low-cost carrier Vietjet Air from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City was delayed twice.

Business:

-- A delegation from the Central Department of Economics led by its deputy head Nguyen Xuan Cuong and the Southern West Steerirng Committee on Tuesday discussed a project to establish a special economic and administrative region in Phu Quoc Island with leaders of Kien Giang Mekong Delta province.

Politics

-- The Government continued its special meeting on law building work on Tuesday when they discussed to discuss amendments and supplements to several laws and draft laws, according to a VNA report.

-- Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Lieut. Gen. Tran Quang Khue and visiting Assistant Chief of General Staff of the Singaporean Infantry Force Col. Wong Yue Han reached an agreement in a meeting in Hanoi on Tuesday that the defense cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore should be reinforced in the coming time, in line with the two countries’ bilateral socio-economic ties, according to a VNA report.