Read what is in the news today:

Society

-- A South Korean tourist was slightly hit by a train while trying to take pictures at the famous trackside café street in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi around noon on Sunday. She still could get up and flee the scene immediately whereas the train suspended its trip for a while, causing congestion on nearby streets.

-- Fifty-two people, including staff members and security guards, tested positive for drugs at a club in southern Dong Nai Province on Saturday night, local police said on Sunday.

-- Police officers in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak announced on Sunday the discovery of more than 60 cubic meters of illegally-exploited rare timber at a warehouse in Buon Ma Thuot City.

Health

-- The Ministry of Health added 1,891 new cases of COVID-19 to the national caseload on Sunday.

Education

-- A lecturer of the University of Economics under the University of Da Nang in the namesake central city recently admitted to having a student illicitly attend and pass a professional pedagogy exam on her behalf last year.

Business

-- Only 177 apartments were sold in Ho Chi Minh City in August, the lowest number in three years, according to property consultancy DKRA Vietnam.

-- Vietnam welcomed more than 1.44 million international arrivals in the first eight months of 2022, a 14-fold rise from a year earlier, according to the General Statistics Office.

Sports

-- Vietnam lost 2-3 to hosts Indonesia in their qualifying match on Sunday but won a slot in the 2023 AFC U20 Asian Cup as one of the best five second-placed teams from the 10 groups.

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