Here are today’s leading news stories:

COVID-19 Updates

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of Health documented 3,345 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the country’s tally to 10,673,915, with 9,318,525 recoveries and 43,055 deaths.

Society

-- Some sections of Dinh Tien Hoang and Nguyen Binh Khiem Streets in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City were changed into one-direction roads from Saturday to ensure traffic order and safety in the area.

-- A 33-year-old man was seriously injured after an explosion occurred at his tenanted house in south-central Binh Thuan Province on Saturday afternoon.

-- Trade unions at all levels in Vietnam have provided members with nearly VND6 trillion (US$261 million) worth of support during the COVID-19 pandemic, chairman of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Nguyen Dinh Khang said at the 18th World Trade Union Congress in Rome, Italy on Saturday.

-- Thousands of people flocked to Vu Quang District in north-central Ha Tinh Province on Saturday to admire a hot-air balloon performance as part of the activities marking the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

-- One person was electrocuted to death and another injured after a crane truck got entangled in a low-voltage grid in central Quang Nam Province on Saturday. The victims were using the crane truck to carry materials for the construction of a dam.

-- A 20-year-old soldier was fatally stabbed by his cousin while taking leave in his hometown in northern Phu Tho Province on Friday, police confirmed on Saturday, adding that the suspect has been taken into custody.

Sports

-- The Vietnamese U23 football team will compete with their Filipino opponents in their second group-stage match of men’s football at the 31st SEA Games at 7:00 pm on Sunday.

Business

-- The inflow of foreign direct investment into Vietnam hit $10.8 billion in the January - April period, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the Ministry of Planning and Investment as saying.

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