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Society

-- The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security said that 17 traffic accidents happened across Vietnam on Sunday, the third day of the ongoing holiday marking the 2023 Lunar New Year, killing 11 people and injuring 16 others.

-- Thousands of holidaymakers visited popular Hanoi attractions on the first day of the 2023 Lunar New Year to soak up the festive atmosphere, causing traffic congestion around the city’s downtown.

-- A sea of visitors was recorded in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, the first day of the 2023 Lunar New Year, as thousands flocked to the downtown area to revel in the festivities.

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City arrested and initiated legal proceedings against 33 young men who gathered on Sunday to take part in an illegal motorbike race.

-- Prolonged traffic jam occurred on numerous streets in Da Nang City on Sunday, the first day of the 2023 Lunar New Year, as local residents thronged pagodas to pray for a peaceful year.

-- The Con Son community tourism area and the Buckwheat Farm in Can Tho City, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, received a large amount of visitors on Sunday, the first day of the 2023 Lunar New Year.

World News

-- “A man fatally shot 10 people and injured at least 10 others at a ballroom dance hall during a Lunar New Year celebration late on Saturday near Los Angeles before fleeing the scene, police said,” Reuters reported.

-- “Hundreds of mourners gathered at Graceland on Sunday morning to pay their respects to singer Lisa Marie Presley in a memorial service at the mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, she inherited from her father, rock legend Elvis Presley,” Reuters reported.

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