Here are today’s leading news stories:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the government’s monthly meeting in Hanoi on Saturday, during which he requested policy response be made in a more timely, precise, and effective manner, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Society

-- Nalgae entered the East Vietnam Sea early on Sunday morning, becoming the seventh storm to hit Vietnam this year, the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting reported, adding that the storm’s wind speed will reach its highest level in the next two days.

-- Police confirmed on Saturday they had detained seven more people involved in the fatal shooting at a house on Phu Quoc Island off southern Kien Giang Province, raising the total number of arrested suspects to 36.

-- An 18-year-old boy died after failing to save his two friends, aged 16 and 19, when their homemade boat capsized along a stream in southern Dong Nai Province on Saturday.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has proposed that the municipal People’s Committee spend an additional VND72 trillion (US$2.89 billion) developing 88 traffic projects during the 2021-25 period.

-- Police in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are dealing with a case where a female police officer in Dak Doa District allegedly caused a traffic accident while driving a car under the influence of alcohol on Friday night.

Business

-- Vietnam’s newly-registered capital, adjusted capital, and capital contribution and share purchase stood at $22.46 billion in the first 10 months of 2022, down 5.4 percent year on year, the Vietnam News Agency quoted the Ministry of Planning and Investment as saying.

-- More than 2.35 million international visitors arrived in Vietnam during the January-October period of this year, up 19 times year on year, according to the General Statistics Office.

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