Read what is in the news today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State arrived at Haneda International Airport, Tokyo on Sunday afternoon, for the State funeral of former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe.

Society

-- Typhoon Noru entered the East Vietnam Sea and became the country’s storm No. 4  in 2022 on Monday morning after sweeping through Luzon Island of the Philippines, packing winds of 118-149 km per hour.

-- Central Vietnamese provinces and cities stretching along the Vietnamese coast from Thua Thien-Hue to Quang Ngai have prepared to evacuate 368,000 people at risk of being affected by floods and storms ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Noru. 

-- A fire burned down four temporary houses on Linh Nam Street in Hoang Mai District, Hanoi on Sunday night. No one was injured in the incident.

Lifestyle

-- A paragliding festival kicked off at Mu Cang Chai District’s Khau Pha mountain pass of the northwestern province of Yen Bai on Sunday, drawing the participation of 100 domestic and foreign pilots.

-- A series of activities were held at Nguyen Van Binh Book Street in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday to mark the 25th year since the first Harry Potter book, a best-selling series by British author J.K. Rowling, was released in Vietnam.

-- A 45-year-old Vietnamese tourist backpacked alone for nearly 40 days through 30 states of the U.S. by motorbike, finishing a journey of more than 20,000km.

World news

-- At least 25 people were killed and dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday in Bangladesh in the worst waterways disaster to hit the country in more than a year, Reuters cited a local official.

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