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Society

-- Experts at the Institute of Oceanography in Nha Trang’s Oceanographic Museum, located in south-central Vietnam, have successfully bred ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris).

-- Toll stations on the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway, which connects Ho Chi Minh City with southern Dong Nai Province, will begin electronic toll collection from July 31, its developer said on Tuesday.

-- The People’s Committee of District 3, a busy district in Ho Chi Minh City, is seeking approval from the municipal People’s Committee for replanning the entire district to attract investment and develop its economy.

-- Local authorities in Muong Lat District, north-central Thanh Hoa Province, evacuated nearly 100 households to safety to avoid flashs flood following torrential downpours on Tuesday.

Lifestyle

-- The volume of international searches for Vietnam’s tourism soared 50-75 percent, the fourth-highest growth rate worldwide, according to a report from the Google Destination Insights.

Sports

-- Vietnam's head coach Gong Oh Kyun is confident his players will beat Malaysia in their final Group C fixture at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan on Wednesday to seal qualification for the knockout stage.

-- The Vietnamese athletics team was awarded VND1 billion (US$43,122) by the Vietnam Young Talent Support Fund, Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper, and the Vietnam Athletics Federation on Tuesday for winning a dominating 22 gold medals at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games that just concluded last month in Hanoi.

Health

-- “The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday it had removed a mask recommendation from its monkeypox travel notice to avoid “confusion” over the disease, which primarily spreads through direct contact,” Reuters reported.

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