Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- The rotating top of a swing ride at the Thu Duc Children’s House in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City broke down while carrying many children on Sunday evening, frightening them but causing no injuries.

-- One child died and three others were seriously injured after allegedly playing with firecrackers in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak on Sunday afternoon, a local official confirmed later the same day.

-- A serious fire destroyed many machines and materials inside a wood pellet factory on an area of nearly 3,000 square meters in southern Binh Phuoc Province on Sunday afternoon.

-- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has recently disapproved Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s proposal to remove the control of passengers’ identification documents at boarding gates during the peak period of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday to deal with overcrowding, insisting on strict compliance with the checking procedure.

Business

-- Indonesia aims to export natural gas to Vietnam starting 2026 from the Tuna offshore block located near the Indonesian and Vietnamese maritime border, Reuters cited the Indonesian energy minister.

Lifestyle

-- The People’s Committee of south-central Binh Dinh Province has established a committee to build a national dossier set and submit it to UNESCO for the inscription of Binh Dinh traditional martial arts on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, an official said on Sunday.

-- A total of 91 spring flower markets are set to be launched throughout Hanoi to serve shopping, sightseeing, and entertainment demands on the 2023 Tet holiday.

-- Cadres and soldiers of the Command of Naval Region 2 promptly prepared Tet gifts for troops stationed on the DK1 platforms near Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago last weekend.

World news

-- Six people died and two were injured after a passenger bus careened off a bridge and plunged into an overflowing river in northwestern Spain, Reuters reported on Sunday, citing local emergency services.

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