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Politics

-- South Korea and a number of Southeast Asian nations, including Vietnam, on Wednesday agreed to expand their joint research and development in green and digital technologies, as well as launch six projects this year, the Vietnam News Agency reported the same day. 

Society

-- The SE4 train carrying passengers from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi early on Thursday morning had its two carriages derail after colliding with a timber truck in Phu Ly District, northern Ha Nam Province. No casualties were reported, except the train driver being slightly injured.

-- Ho Chi Minh City will continue providing additional primary and booster COVID-19 vaccine shots for people living in 22 districts and Thu Duc City during the Lunar New Year holiday.

-- Tay Ho District’s Youth Union in Hanoi is presenting COVID-19 patients and their direct contacts, who are self-isolating at home in eight wards across the district, with famous Nhat Tan peach blossom branches to cheer them up on the occasion of the Lunar New Year holiday. 

Business

-- Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recently signed a decision assigning the Ministry of Finance to earmark over 7,820 metric tons of rice from the national reserves for 10 provinces on the occasion of the Lunar New Year and the between-crop period in early 2022, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday.

Lifestyle 

-- The second season of Vietnamese rap competition Rap Viet on Wednesday wrapped up, with rapper Seachains from coach Karik’s team winning the final gala on Wednesday night. 

Education

-- Authorities in Hai Phong, northern Vietnam are urging functional departments to verify an incident in which a group of third-grade students from a local elementary school got their butts bruised by alleged corporal punishment for not doing their homework.

World news

-- Israel on Wednesday broadened eligibility for a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to include adults under 60 with underlying medical conditions, their caretakers, and others over 18 at significant risk of exposure to the coronavirus, Reuters reported.

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