Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida witnessed the exchange of signed documents of three official development assistance (ODA) cooperation projects worth a total value of 62 billion JPY (US$443 million) during their talks within the framework the G7 expanded Summit in Japan on Sunday.

Society

-- Several roads were inundated following heavy rain in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.

-- Police in Da Lat City of Lam Dong Province arrested a 33-year-old man for brutally torturing his lover’s three-month-old baby, leading to severe bodily harm on the child, an official said on Sunday evening.

-- The Hanoi Power Corporation has approved a schedule of power cuts in many parts across the capital city that started affecting residents on Sunday.

-- State utility Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has proposed the Phu My and Ca Mau fertilizer plants, located in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province and Ca Mau Province, respectively, suspend production for two months to set aside gas resources for power generation during the high-demand period of the dry season.

Business

-- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines recently launched a direct air route connecting Hanoi with Mumbai, India so as to strengthen trade and socio-cultural connectivity between the two nations, the Vietnam News Agency reported on Sunday.

Lifestyle

-- ‘Khong gian khac’ (Another World), a solo art exhibition, opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday and will last until May 28 in a 130-year-old house at 29-31 Ton That Thiep Street in District 1, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

World news

-- An earthquake measuring 5.5 magnitude struck offshore Northern California on Sunday, Reuters cited the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) as saying.

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