Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Business

-- The number of container trucks carrying farm produce for export stranded at border gates in northern Lang Son Province reached 670 as of 8:00 pm on Thursday, according to the management board of the Dong Dang-Lang Son border gate economic zone.

-- Vietnam exported US$190.5 million worth of durians in the first four months of this year, surging over 573 percent year on year, according to data recently released by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Society

-- The administration of central Phu Yen Province demanded 18 unlicensed tourism businesses whose facilities were illegally built on agricultural land or special-use forest land be tackled as per prevailing regulations.

Politics

-- The prime ministers of Vietnam and Australia are expected to discuss the opportunity to upgrade the bilateral ties to the next level, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski told the press ahead of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Vietnam from Saturday to Sunday.

Lifestyle

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Kids Fest 2023 kicked off on Friday evening at the Ho Chi Minh City Children’s House in District 3, offering a host of exciting, creative activities and unforgettable experiences to children in the city.

-- The Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2023 officially began in Da Nang, central Vietnam on Friday evening with performances by the Vietnamese and Finnish teams, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

-- A five-day food festival starting from Friday in Nha Trang City, a popular beach destination in south-central Khanh Hoa Province, will feature hundreds of tasty dishes which are local food specialties in the three main regions of Vietnam.

World News

-- At least 207 people were killed and 900 injured when two passenger trains collided in Odisha on Friday, according to government officials in the eastern Indian state, in India's deadliest rail accident in over a decade, Reuters reported.

-- Some 10,000 residents in coastal Quebec were forced to evacuate homes on Friday as wildfires engulf more Canadian provinces, in what is emerging as one of the worst starts to the forest fire season, according to Reuters.

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