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Society

-- Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday during the inauguration ceremony of the Hung Kings temple in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho that the temple was built not only to honor the nation's ancestors but also to affirm its independence and self-reliance. The Hung Kings temple in Can Tho City will officially open to visitors on Thursday.

-- According to Japanese media, a 50-year-old man has been charged with murder, robbery, and concealment of the body of a Vietnamese woman in an apartment in Osaka's Yodogawa Ward.

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday arrested the chairman of a joint stock company for fraud and property appropriation of more than VND650 billion (US$28.4 million).

-- Authorities in Hanoi have allowed discos, bars, karaoke parlors, and game centers to reopen on Friday after a year of suspension due to COVID-19, provided they meet the city’s safety requirements. 

-- The Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City has recently proposed that the municipal People's Committee assign it the task of coordinating with a number of related agencies and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to conduct a comprehensive study on the city's land subsidence issue.

-- Police in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province have recently slapped a local man with a total fine of VND7.5 million ($327) for spreading fake news and rumors on social media.

Lifestyle

-- After nearly a year of preparation and rehearsal, the Hat Boi Artistic Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City introduced the art program 'Sac – An Ngoc Nam Phuong' (Edict – Nam Phuong's Royal Seal) at the Municipal Theater on Wednesday, with the goal of attracting youngsters, many of those who have never seen 'hat boi' (classical Vietnamese opera), as well as domestic and international tourists.

World News

-- “Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries including the United States, Britain and France on Friday,” Reuters reported.

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