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Society

— An unexploded 340kg wartime bomb was removed from the foundation of a public office building in downtown Hanoi on Sunday night.

— An unlicensed 30-year-old driver killed a 41-year-old man and his 12-year-old son, who were on a motorbike, in a hit-and-run in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on Sunday afternoon.

— A passenger minibus rear-ended a tractor-trailer on the Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway in Cam Khe District of northern Phu Tho Province on Sunday afternoon, injuring eight passengers.

— Rescuers have managed to recover the body of a traffic monitoring officer who had been swept away by rising water and gone missing since November 26 in Muong Cha District, situated in the northern province of Dien Bien.

— Traffic police officers of Thu Dau Mot City in the southern province of Binh Duong on Sunday afternoon managed to prevent a group of about 60 young people from illegally gathering and racing on motorbikes.

— Two tourists have gone missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park, located in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, on Sunday afternoon.

Lifestyle

— The organizers estimated that more than 96,000 people visited the festival of lighted lanterns held at the Ninh Kieu Wharf in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, which concluded on Sunday night.

— Vietnam was named the 'World's Leading Heritage Destination 2020' by the World Travel Awards in Moscow on November 27.

— More than 500 women and girls in ‘ao dai’ (Vietnam's traditional dress) joined a parade in Hanoi on Sunday morning, showcasing the beauty of the most elegant and graceful dress of Vietnamese women.

Education

— Rain-triggered floods in several areas across the south-central province of Khanh Hoa prompted the provincial Department of Education and Training to ask local students to stay home on Monday to ensure their safety.

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