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Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday congratulated Li Qiang on his election as Premier of China.

Society

-- The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security has proposed adding the biometric information, such as iris, ADN, and voice, into chip-based ID cards of citizens with previous convictions to serve the crime prevention and control.

-- With the spirit “To go far, go together”, Ho Chi Minh City and Mekong Delta localities will prioritize the cooperation in sectors that they have strengths, said leaders of these localities at a conference on Saturday.

-- Obstacles in the first phase of a tidal flood prevention project with the impact of climate change taken into account, which requires an estimated investment of VND10 trillion (US$422.6 million), in Ho Chi Minh City have been removed. The project will be resumed following the capital disbursement, said municipal vice chairman Bui Xuan Cuong.

-- A male teacher and another man in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam have been prosecuted for allegedly raping a seventh-grade student. The teacher had been earlier accused of sexually harassing a fifth-grade student during a private class at his house.

-- Nguyen Chien Thang, head of the Enterprises Management Department under the Ministry of Transport, has been named the new head of the Vietnam Register, replacing Dang Viet Ha, who was arrested in January for allegedly receiving bribes.

-- Although the southeastern region is the largest economic zone in Vietnam, the investment in its infrastructure is not corresponding to its contributions, heard a seminar on Friday. The southeastern region, including Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, and Tay Ninh Provinces, contributing 30 percent of the country’s gross domestic product and 45 percent of the state budget revenue.

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