Here are today’s leading news stories:

Politics

-- Patrol ship Settsu of Japan's coast guard force carrying 52 officers and sailors arrived at Tien Sa Port on Monday, beginning a six-day visit to central Da Nang City.

Society

-- At least eight people on a passenger van were killed after the vehicle hit a tractor-trailer at an intersection in central Quang Nam Province early on Tuesday morning.

-- It is expected to be cold and rainy in northern Vietnam on Tuesday due to the effect of a cold spell, while southern provinces will remain hot and sunny, the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting reported.

-- A group of 76 soldiers and officials under the Vietnam People’s Army arrived in the southern Turkish city of Hatay on Monday night (local time) to begin their earthquake relief efforts there. They also provided Turkish authorities with two metric tons of medical supplies.

-- Police in north-central Nghe An Province confirmed on Monday they had initiated legal proceedings against three suspects for trading in three sets of tiger skins and heads.

-- Officers in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap confirmed on Monday they had arrested a 42-year-old man on suspicion of raping and murdering a 50-year-old woman.

Business

-- The retail prices of petrol were revised up while prices of diesel, kerosene, and mazut decreased starting 3:00 pm on Monday. RON 95-III petrol increased by VND549 to VND22,869 per liter. (US$1 = VND23,600)

-- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has officially resumed the Hanoi - Kuala Lumpur route with four flights a week on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

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