Check out what is in the news today in Vietnam:

Society

-- Tran Qui Thanh, the 70-year-old chairman of Vietnam’s largest private beverage producer Tan Hiep Phat, was arrested on Monday on charges of illegally appropriating property.

-- A 37-year-old man from Hanoi drowned due to strong waves during his swim with a friend at a beach in Quy Nhon City, south-central Binh Dinh Province on Monday afternoon.

-- Police in Gia Lam District, Hanoi on Monday initiated legal proceedings against a 39-year-old man who drove a car under the influence of alcohol into a security guard at the Vinhomes Ocean Park urban area, causing the latter’s death last month.

-- Construction units are rushing to complete the final stages of the Dau Giay-Phan Thiet Expressway to put the 99km-long route connecting Dong Nai and Binh Thuan Provinces into operation before April 30 in celebration of Reunification Day. 

-- Researchers officialy announced on Sunday two new species of plant which are the type of the genus Lasianthus and in the family of Rubiaceae after their discovery at Vu Quang National Park in north-central Ha Tinh Province in 2016, according to Nhan Dan (People) newspaper.

-- Rangers in southern Dong Nai Province have arrested one man and are looking for another after the duo illegally hunted wild animals at Cat Tien National Park on Monday.

Business

-- Vietnam has issued a national action plan on building a transparent, responsible, and sustainable food and foodstuff system until 2030, with a goal of maintaining the export turnover of over US$30 billion each year, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Lifestyle

-- A hot-air balloon festival kicked off in Hue, the capital city of central Thua Thien-Hue Province, on Monday and will last until April 20.

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