Read what is in the news today:

Society

-- The People’s Committee of Hanoi has planned to vaccinate children aged 5 to 12 against COVID-19 in the second quarter of 2022.

-- The National Committee for Children has urged provincial and municipal authorities to strengthen measures to prevent and protect children against drowning and child abuse as cases related to these issues have been on the rise since the beginning of this year.

-- A pedestrian zone near Ho Chi Minh Square in Vinh City of north-central Nghe An Province is set to begin its pilot operation from 7:00 pm to 11:30 pm every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday on April 8.

-- The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday initiated legal proceedings against and arrested Do Anh Dung, chairman of Hanoi-based property developer Tan Hoang Minh Group, for the investigation of fraudulent appropriation of property.

Business

-- Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia are named among the hottest business markets in Southeast Asia for 2022, according to an article run by CNBC.

Education

-- Vietnam and the UK signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create a legal framework for promoting vocational training cooperation between the two countries on Tuesday.

Sports

-- Russian cyclist Igor Frolov of the Ho Chi Minh City-Vinama team won the opening stage of the 2022 Ho Chi Minh City TV (HTV) Cup tournament in northern Quang Ninh Province on Tuesday morning.

-- “Manchester City have a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after Kevin De Bruyne’s 70th minute goal earned them a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday,” Reuters reported.

World news

-- “The U.S. health regulator said on Tuesday GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology’s antibody therapy was no longer authorized as a COVID-19 treatment, with data suggesting it was unlikely to be effective against the dominant Omicron sub-variant in the country,” Reuters reported.

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