Here are today’s leading news stories:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a delegation of high-ranking officials arrived in the Netherlands on Saturday afternoon (local time) for an official visit to the country from December 11 to 13.

Society

-- Southern Vietnam will be sunny during the day on Sunday with chances of showers in the evening, while northern provinces continue to be affected by a cold spell, the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting reported.

-- Police in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Saturday they had suspended 40 facilities, including 27 karaoke parlors, over fire safety violations in the past two months.

-- Residents in Quy Chau District, north-central Nghe An Province have been concerned for their safety as forest elephants have repeatedly entered a residential area over the past week to look for food.

-- Authorities in Hanoi confirmed on Saturday they had arrested a 37-year-old woman on suspicion of murdering her six-year-old son after hitting his head with a metal ladle.

Lifestyle

-- Vietnamese beauty Huong Ly was named the second runner-up at the Miss Tourism World 2022 during the pageant’s finale in northern Vinh Phuc Province on Saturday evening.

-- Many people lined up to buy tickets to the gala of the 2022 Day of Pho, which kicked off at Vi Xuyen Park in northern Nam Dinh Province on Sunday morning.

Sports

-- Morocco’s extraordinary run in Qatar continued on Saturday as they claimed another massive scalp in beating Portugal 1-0 to become the first African and Arab country to reach the World Cup semi-finals, Reuters reported.

-- Oliver Giroud sent France into a World Cup semi-final with Morocco as his late header after Aurelien Tchouameni's opener clinched a gutsy 2-1 win over England on Saturday with Harry Kane blazing a penalty over the bar six minutes from time, Reuters reported.

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