What you need to know today in Vietnam:
Politics
-- Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh was named chairman of Hanoi on Thursday. Anh is expected to be dismissed as minister by the lawmaking National Assembly in November.
-- Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on September 25 (Vietnam time) sent an important message to the High-level General Debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
Society
-- A man died on Friday at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City after a tree was uprooted and fell onto him when he was traveling on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street in District 10 on Thursday.
-- Vietnam ranks fourth among destinations searched by tourists for trips from now till the end of 2020, according to data on Agoda.com.
-- One died and one was injured in a fire that engulfed a hotel on Cach Mang Thang 8 Street in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.
-- Authorities in Hanoi have required pedestrians to wear decent clothes and not to swear when strolling around the Sword Lake.
-- All activities in Da Nang will return to normal from Friday as the COVID-19 outbreak has been stalled in the coastal city, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
Business
-- Ride-hail service inDriver, of Russian origin, expanded its operations to Hue, Can Tho, and Hai Phong on Thursday, allowing passengers to bargain with drivers over the fare of their ride.
Sports
-- Bayern Munich beat Sevilla 2-1 after extra time on Thursday to win the UEFA Super Cup in the first European game played with some fans in the stands amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Reuters reported.
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