Here are today’s leading news stories:

Society

-- The Party leader of Ca Mau Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has tasked competent authorities with issuing guidelines allowing COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms to go to work.

-- A 28-year-old man was killed after his farm tractor was hit by a train in south-central Binh Thuan Province on Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed later the same day.

-- The People’s Court of southern An Giang Province sentenced a 63-year-old woman to six years in prison for “attempting to overthrow the people’s administration” during a trial on Wednesday.

-- Police in north-central Ha Tinh Province said on Wednesday they had initiated legal proceedings against a 29-year-old man for burgling a local pagoda.

-- Police in south-central Phu Yen Province have begun investigating a forest protection officer and a commune forestry official for their oversight that led to the loss of eight hectares of natural forest.

-- Authorities have finished moving an incensory back to the statue of Tran Hung Dao at Me Linh Park in downtown Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the inauguration of the park on Thursday morning.

Business

-- The first flight carrying foreign travelers since Vietnam resumed international tourism arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday afternoon.

-- With an export turnover of US$2.3 billion, the U.S. surpassed China to become the largest consumer of Vietnamese agricultural products in the first two months of 2022, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as saying.

-- It is necessary to ensure energy self-sufficiency and balance under any circumstances, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said during a working session with the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) in Hanoi on Wednesday.

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