Read what is in the news today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s legislature has decided to earmark VND2.652 trillion, or nearly US$116 million, to purchase 20 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses to administer to children from 12 to 17 years old.

Society

-- The districts of Co Do, Phong Dien, Thoi Lai, and Vinh Thanh in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have followed social distancing measures under the prime minister’s Directive No. 15 while the city’s remaining areas are subject to stricter Directive No. 16 from now to September 25.

-- The People’s Committee of Can Tho City has allowed residents in districts without community COVID-19 transmissions for 14 days to go out for exercise within the premises of apartment or housing complexes and public places located in safe areas.

-- Hanoi police have apprehended a 43-year-old man to facilitate their investigation into the unusual death of the man’s 6-year-old daughter.

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested and initiated legal proceedings against a 36-year-old man for selling fake travel passes at the price of VND300,000 (US$13) each.

-- A 37-year-old man from the north-central province of Quang Binh has been arrested for setting up a COVID-19 checkpoint and collecting money from commuters.

-- Police in the northern province of Thanh Hoa have captured two men who seriously injured a 28-year-old man over conflict.

-- Police in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have fined a woman VND7.5 million (US$325) for sharing fake news regarding her privilege to receive a vaccine dose thanks to her acquaintance’s connections on her Facebook account.

-- As many as 236 people hailing from south-central Ninh Thuan Province, mostly pregnant women, children, the elderly, and people with serious diseases, will return to their hometown from coronavirus-hit Ho Chi Minh City on a repatriation sleeper bus sponsored by Phuong Trang Co..

Education

-- Authorities in Can Tho City have postponed their kindergarten and elementary school reopening until further notice to stem the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

-- The Ca Mau’s Department of Education and Training has issued a dispatch to stop remote learning at the elementary level to consider more effective models.

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