Read what is in the news in Vietnam today: 

Politics

-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomed President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, his spouse and entourage to Vietnam following the upgrade of bilateral relationship to comprehensive strategic partnership in late 2022, during a reception in Hanoi on Friday.

Society

-- Many streets and houses in Da Lat City of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong were submerged and many vehicles were stuck in rainwater after a thundery downpour lasted for one hour on Friday afternoon.

-- The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has devised a plan to offer annual free health check-ups to the elderly residents of the city starting 2024.

-- During the inspection of an air shipment from France to Vietnam on Thursday, officials in Hanoi uncovered 19 kilograms of suspicious white crystals believed to be ketamine that were concealed by being mixed with confectionery and consumer goods, the General Department of Vietnam Customs said on Friday.

-- In a joint operation, police in south-central Binh Dinh Province and the Ministry of Public Security apprehended four individuals who were found to be in possession of nine firearms and 87 rounds of ammunition, including seven military-grade weapons, marking the largest seizure of firearms ever recorded in the province.

-- The Vietnam National Cybersecurity Technology Corporation on Friday released a report highlighting that Vietnam saw 5,100 cyber security attacks targeting various systems in the first half of the year, with nearly 400 agencies and organizations, including those with domain names ending in .gov.vn and .edu.vn, being hacked and having gambling and betting advertising codes inserted.

-- The Archimedes Academy elementary school in Cau Giay District, Hanoi on Friday confirmed that a student was accidentally left on the school bus the previous day, but did not experience any significant health or psychological impact.

Business

-- The People’s Committee of Thu Duc City in Ho Chi Minh City organized the official opening of a dedicated fashion street along Vo Van Ngan Street, spanning over a distance of over two kilometers, on Friday evening.

-- During the Vietnam-South Korea Business Forum held in Hanoi on Friday afternoon, South Korean and Vietnamese companies exchanged over 100 memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for cooperation.

Sports

-- The Vietnamese national women’s football team is scheduled to play a friendly match against their host German counterpart at 11:15 pm on Saturday as part of their preparations for the upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

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