Read what is in the news today:

Politics

-- The U.S.-Vietnam Cooperation Center, located on the campus of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, made its debut on Tuesday.

-- Former Politburo member and former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung was awarded a 55th-year Party membership badge at a ceremony in Hanoi on Tuesday.

Society

-- The Ministry of Transport has given approval to multi-sector conglomerate Vingroup and Vietnamese lender Techcombank to take charge of the preparation of a pre-feasibility study report for building the Gia Nghia - Chon Thanh section of the North - South Expressway project under the public-private partnership (PPP) model.

-- Police in northern Thai Nguyen Province arrested on Tuesday night local resident Nguyen Van Long to investigate his attack on his 60-year-old father, which resulted in the death of the latter.

-- The dam of Tam Dao golf course in northern Vinh Phuc Province broke on Tuesday morning following heavy rains, inundating many households and causing serious damage, a local official said.

-- The Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health on Tuesday granted the certificate of registration for the circulation of COVID-19 treatment drug Molnupiravir Stella 200mg produced by Stellapharm J.V Co. Ltd.

-- As many as 4,733 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 2,761 people and injuring 3,078 others in the five months between December 15, 2021 and May 14, 2022, the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee said on Tuesday.

Business

-- As of May 15, Vietnam’s total export and import value saw a year-on-year increase of 15.4 percent, reaching US$270.56 billion, according to the General Department of Customs.

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