Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- PouYuen Vietnam Co. Ltd., the largest employer in Ho Chi Minh City, on Saturday announced a severance package worth VND275 billion (US$11.6 million) for nearly 2,400 workers who will be laid off this month, with the highest and lowest pay being VND379 million ($15,934) and VND12 million ($504) per worker.

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday requested relevant ministries and agencies to promptly report obstacles and deal with the shortage of medicines and medical supplies and equipment next month.

-- The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on Saturday held an inauguration ceremony for the new provincial general hospital with a capacity of 1,000 beds and an investment of over VND2.3 trillion ($96.7 million) in Phuoc Thanh Commune, My Tho City.

-- Many dogs without muzzles are taken to Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City although pets are banned in the area.

-- Nha Trang, a famous beach city in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam, expects to welcome over 30 cruise ships this year. However, this month alone saw four of them with some 7,200 travelers cancel their plans as they found it hard to use over-29-seater vehicles to take tourists to visit Nha Trang City and adjacent areas given a local regulation.

-- P&G Land Co. Ltd. in Vinh Long Province, southern Vietnam was fined VND157.5 million ($6,621) on Saturday for developing a large real estate project on land for perennial cultivation, seafood farming, and road and housing development without state management agencies’ permission.

-- South Korea’s Jeollanam-do Province will offer a 15-day visa waiver to Vietnamese travelers, Jeollanam-do Governor Kim Yung-Rok said at a signing ceremony for a cooperation agreement on maintaining tourists between Vietnam and Jeollanam-do in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam on Saturday afternoon.

Lifestyle

-- The Vietnam Motor Festival 2023 held in Binh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam on Saturday attracted more than 2,500 bikers, aiming to set a national record for the largest and longest motorbike parade in Vietnam.

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