Check out what is in the news today!Society -- The deputy head of Sa Pa District People’s Committee in the northern Vietnamese province of Lao Cai said on Tuesday that they had dispatched more than 100 people and expanded the search area for Aiden Webb, a 23-year-old from Cambridge, the UK. Aiden’s relatives, including his father, who had flown over to the locale, home to beloved town Sa Pa, have offered a reward of VND100 million (US$4,445) to those who first spotted the young man. The Briton has gone missing since being last seen last week in Fansipan Mountain, the highest peak in Indochina. -- A ceiling patch at the examination quarter of the Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics in Hanoi came off on Tuesday, sending plaster tumbling down a child patient, slightly injuring the baby. -- At a conference organized on Tuesday in Hanoi, the Ministry of Information and Communications announced the hotline number 112, meant to receive distress information and facilitate search and rescue efforts in emergency or disaster situations on a nationwide scale. -- Police in Long Ho District in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long have arrested a suspect who set fire and caused burns to a 47-year-old police officer when he was asleep at home early Tuesday. -- Police in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Tuesday started legal proceedings against two suspects for beating a 13-year-old girl to death on Saturday last week after robbing her and attempting to rape her.Business -- Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue urged at a seminar organized in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday that a capital market for start-ups, small and medium businesses be established in two or three years. -- The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Tuesday announced that all Vietnamese rice exports to China will undergo stricter quality checks conducted by Chinese agencies. -- Bui Hong Quy, chief of the People’s Committee Office in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, has confirmed that they had dispatched a team to the Republic of Korea for a joint project to build a solar power plant at an estimated cost of US$0.6-1 billion. The provincial administration had also reached an agreement with a local firm and another Korean company on the construction of another solar electricity plant, projected to cost $200 million. Lifestyle -- The 2016 Chiec Thia Vang (Golden Spoon) contest, organized annually for chefs working in restaurants across Vietnam, kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.Sports -- Dustin Ha, a 12-year-old American boy of Vietnamese origin, has been named champion in both the U-14 single and double categories at a U.S. tennis tournament for juniors.
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EU's Borrell to discuss security, climate policy with Vietnam next week
The EU and Vietnam have a free trade agreement in place since 2020
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Flash floods and landslides kill seven in Vietnam
Rescue workers are also searching for 10 others reported missing in the mountainous provinces
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19-year-old girl detained for transporting 15kg of illicit drugs from Laos to Vietnam
The provincial border guard teamed up with the police in Savannakhet, Laos to arrest two more Vietnamese people for their involvement in the cross-border drug trafficking ring
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Fire destroys 21 electric sightseeing cars in Vietnam’s Hoi An
The blaze broke out at around 4:30 am on Friday
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Thai woman receives death sentence in Vietnam for drug trafficking
Her act was particularly serious and dangerous to society
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Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong laid to rest in Hanoi
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong entered into eternal rest at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on Friday
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Artist paints murals on house to raise awareness of COVID-19 prevention in Hanoi
He drew the virus, vaccine, and earth on the exterior walls of a house
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Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong laid to rest in Hanoi
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong entered into eternal rest at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on Friday
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French rail network hit by 'sabotage' on eve of Paris Olympics
A fourth attempted act of vandalism south-east of the capital was thwarted by rail workers who spotted intruders in the early hours of Friday
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Vietnam state securities commission proposes allowing foreign investors to trade stocks without full deposits
If foreign investors fail to make full payments, securities companies through which foreign investors make transactions will take responsibility for the payment
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Fire destroys 21 electric sightseeing cars in Vietnam’s Hoi An
The blaze broke out at around 4:30 am on Friday
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Long An seeks to build 3 bridges to enhance connectivity in southwest Vietnam
As proposed, Provincial Road 827E will feature three new bridges over the Can Giuoc, Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay rivers
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19-year-old girl detained for transporting 15kg of illicit drugs from Laos to Vietnam
The provincial border guard teamed up with the police in Savannakhet, Laos to arrest two more Vietnamese people for their involvement in the cross-border drug trafficking ring
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Thousands of residents queue up for hours to pay tribute to Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
Over 5,600 delegations, comprising 252,000 people, paid their final respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
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OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT
Shares of Google's parent company Alphabet ended three percent lower on Thursday after OpenAI's announcement
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Vietnam Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s car makes appearance at his funeral
The car reflected the Party leader’s simple, economical, humble lifestyle, and his devotion to the nation and people
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Paris to kick off 2024 Games under tight security
Some 45,000 police, 10,000 soldiers and 2,000 private security staff will ensure the safety of the parade along the river Seine, its banks and surrounding monuments, in an unprecedented display of security