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Society

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City are hunting for a man who sneaked into an elementary school in Thu Duc City and stole VND15 million (US$640) from many teachers during a flag-salute ceremony on Monday.

-- Thousands of motorbikes and automobiles moved at a snail’s pace through National Highway No. 1 passing Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam due to congestion caused by people heading to their hometowns before the 2023 Lunar New Year holiday on Tuesday afternoon.

-- An automobile lost control and flipped over while traveling on a street in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, injuring three people on Tuesday afternoon.

-- Police in Yen Bai Province, northern Vietnam are investigating a video clip spread on social media showing dozens of gangsters storming into a house and assaulting the family due to conflicts last week.

Lifestyle

-- A spring flower garden was introduced to the public for the first time at the foot of Ngu Hanh Son Mountain in Da Nang to celebrate the 2023 Lunar New Year and promote Ngu Hanh Son as a tourist destination on Tuesday.

-- The Hoan Kiem District People's Committee has agreed to suspend all activities on the pedestrian streets surrounding Hoan Kiem Lake from Friday until February 3 in order to make it easier for locals and tourists to commute during the 2023 Lunar New Year holiday.

World News

-- “The United States imposed visa restrictions Tuesday on 25 people including lawmakers for undermining democracy in Belarus with politically motivated trials such as that of exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said,” Reuters reported.

-- “China's population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy and the world,” according to Reuters on Tuesday.

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