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Society 

-- A recent report by the Ministry of Public Security showed police in February discovered 72 cases of corruption; 325 economic crimes; 14 cases of smuggling; 174 cases of production, storage, transportation and trading of prohibited goods; and 1,558 drug-related crimes.

-- The Ministry of Finance has proposed increasing the special consumption tax on a number of items harmful to human health including tobacco, beer, and alcoholic products to limit imports, production, and consumption, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Monday.

-- Nguyen Dinh Xuan, director of the Tay Ninh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, on Monday said the provincial People's Committee has sanctioned two establishments for using illegal substances (Salbutamol) in livestock farming, with each being fined VND55 million (US$2,308).

Business

-- The combined total red meat, offal, and livestock exports to Vietnam for 2021–22 were A$306 million ($206 million), a report from Meat and Livestock Australia shows.

-- Vietnam's electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast on Monday announced that it would start delivering its first VF 8 City Edition vehicles to U.S. customers from March 1, with a celebration event to be held at the VinFast store in California on that day. 

Lifestyle

-- An exhibition featuring Thomas Andrea Barbey’s paintings and engravings, which represent the diverse vegetation in Vietnam, is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City through March 1, the French Institute in Vietnam said. 

-- Quantum-Ultra-class cruise ship Spectrum of the Seas carrying 3,801 international passengers on February 26 and 27 made a stop at Phu My Port in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam during its Southeast Asian voyage.

Education

-- More than 30,000 disadvantaged children have benefited from a project to support needy kids in studying and meals that has been implemented since 2019 in 55 cities and provinces nationwide, the Vietnam News Agency cited a conference in Hanoi on Monday.

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