What you need to know about Vietnam today:

Politics

-- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong arrived in Hanoi on Sunday, successfully concluding his official visit to the U.S., highlighted by his historic meeting with President Barack Obama.

Society

-- “Ky Vong Viet Nam 20 Nam Toi” (“My Expectations for Vietnam in 20 Years”), a writing competition jointly organized by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper and the World Bank, honored 14 winners during an award ceremony on Saturday. The entry “Everyone Joins Hands To Add Green To Vietnam” won the top prize of the category for contenders over 30 years old, whereas “Youths Allowed To Decide On Their Own” topped the section for contestants aged between 15 and 30.

-- A sleeper bus heading for Ho Chi Minh City crashed into and destroyed three houses in a row as the driver lost control of the vehicle in the southern province of Binh Phuoc on Sunday.

-- An Indian national, Nathusingh, was found dead on a street in the north-central province of Nghe An on Saturday, in an apparent murder-robbery case, local police said Sunday.

-- A 26-year-old man went missing after jumping from a ferry into a canal in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City, to escape from an attack by four other men on Sunday.

-- Hanoi police on Sunday nabbed 12 individuals allegedly involved in a major illegal football betting ring.

-- A Vietnamese-American man successfully claimed VND48 million (US$2,205) in VAT refunds for VND624 million ($28,663) worth of goods as he left Ho Chi Minh City for Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, but later detected by customs officers as he returned to the Vietnamese city the same day with the same products in an alleged attempt of tax fraud.

Business

-- The development of an ecotourism-residence-entertainment complex, with a huge total investment of VND19 trillion ($872.76 million), started on Vu Yen Island off the northern city of Hai Phong on Sunday.

Education

-- Team Vietnam grabbed three gold and two silver medals at the 2015 International Physics Olympiad, which concluded Sunday in Mumbai, India.

Lifestyle

-- Four hundred old vespas, cars and motorcycles from 32 clubs countrywide marched around Nha Trang City on Sunday to celebrate the ongoing Beach Festival 2015 there.

Sports

-- Brunei and Vietnam both declined to organize the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, making the Philippines the host of the largest sporting event in the region. The next edition will be hosted by Malaysia in 2017.

-- Tennis talent Ly Hoang Nam made history as the first Vietnamese player to win a Grand Slam junior title, as he and Indian partner Sumit Nagal beat Reilly Opelka (U.S.) / Akira Santillan (Japan) 2-0 to win boys' doubles final at the 2015 Wimbledon Junior Championships on Sunday.

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