Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Two blue whales appeared near De Gi beach in Phu Cat District, Binh Dinh Province, south-central Vietnam on Sunday, according to several eyewitnesses.

-- A police captain jumped into a lake and successfully saved an eight-year-old boy from drowning in Bac Giang Province, northern Vietnam on Saturday.

-- The officers and soldiers of Tay Yen Border Guard Station rescued five people stranded near Hon Tre Island in Kien Hai District, Kien Giang Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region amid severe weather conditions on Sunday.

-- The recently-completed embankment project aimed at preventing erosion along the Pho Day River in the Mau temple area of Lap Thach District, Vinh Phuc Province, northern Vietnam has seen significant subsidence and severe damage.

-- The Vietnamese government has approved additional funding to address financial constraints faced by Ho Chi Minh City No. 1 Urban Railway Company, responsible for the operation of the city’s inaugural metro line.

-- Vietnam Airlines has recently introduced an automated messaging system that notifies passengers, who have completed check-in online or at kiosks in Noi Bai, Da Nang, and Tan Son Nhat International Airports, of their designated boarding gates.

Sports

-- Head coach Mai Duc Chung and his assistants have agreed on the list of 23 players who will depart for New Zealand to compete in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Finals later this month, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

-- The thrilling ‘Awakening Road 2023’ experimental motorcycle race was held with great excitement at the Dai Nam racecourse in Binh Duong Province, southern Vietnam on Sunday.

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