Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- The establishment of the world’s first Vietnam Town in Udon Thani Province, which is hosting the largest overseas Vietnamese community in Thailand, is underway.

-- A fire broke out at a yard for motorboats along the Saigon River in Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday afternoon, burning many vessels.

-- Ho Chi Minh City authorities have requested the local health watchdog to monitor and detect cases of severe pneumonia caused by the H5N1 bird flu virus at all medical facilities in the city following the first death in Cambodia recorded last week.

Lifestyle

-- A pear blossom festival is scheduled to take place in Na Hang District in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang from March 3 to 5.

-- Vietnamese record organization VietKings awarded the record certificate of painting two oil works on glass at the same time with 10 fingers in 3 minutes 40 seconds to painter Doan Viet Tien on Sunday.

Sports

-- “Manchester United crushed Newcastle United’s hopes of a claiming a first domestic trophy for nearly 70 years with a clinical 2-0 victory in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday,” Reuters reported.

-- Nguyen Van Quyet and Huynh Nhu who play as strikers for the Vietnam men’s and women’s national football teams won the male and female Golden Ball awards at the awarding ceremony organized in Ho Chi Minh City last weekend.

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