Read what is in the news today in Vietnam:

Society

-- Firefighters saved 11 people from a blaze at a six-story house in Cau Giay District, Hanoi on Sunday night.

-- Police in Hanoi announced on Sunday the arrest of four Vietnamese men and women, who robbed a Chinese national of VND60 million (US$2,400) through bank account transfer, VND20 million ($805), $100, and 15,000 pesos ($752) in cash, one iPhone 13 Pro Max, one iPhone 12 Pro Max, and some other items earlier this month.

Business

-- The number of passengers through Vietnamese airports reached 7.1 million in October, down 11.6 percent month on month, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

-- Saudi Arabia is in advanced negotiations to order almost 40 A350 jets from Europe's Airbus as part of strategic efforts to launch a new airline and challenge heavyweight carriers in the Gulf, Reuters cited industry sources.

Education

-- Three Vietnamese students have brought honor to their country by winning first place at the IEEExtreme 2022 student programming competition.

Lifestyle

-- The fourth International Guitar Festival and Competition will be held from November 18 to 20 at the Kim Dong Theater in Hanoi, with the event set to attract a huge number of domestic and foreign artists, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Sports

-- National broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) successfully purchased the expensive 2022 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights for about $14 million, after more than half a year of negotiations with partner Infront Sport & Media, which is authorized to distribute the tourney's television rights in Asia, local media reported on Sunday. The world-class tournament is scheduled to take place from November 20 to December 18 in Qatar.

-- Mai Duc Chung, head coach of the Vietnamese women’s football team, and his staff are going to tour the team’s three competition venues at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in New Zealand as forerunners. The tourney will take place from July 20 to August 20 next year.

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