Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Police in north-central Nghe An Province said on Saturday they had caught two men red-handed illegally transporting two anesthetized tigers weighing nearly 240 kilograms.

-- The Center for Science and Technology Application under the Department of Science and Technology in southern Bac Lieu Province has proposed extending the suspension of its operation after 1.5 years of shutdown as it has run out of money.

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday presided over a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to remove bottlenecks of expressway projects and speed up the disbursement of official development assistance capital for the delta region.

-- The Investigative Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on Saturday arrested Tran Thi Binh Minh, former deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment, for her alleged involvement in violations at Hanoi-based Advanced International JSC (AIC Group) and the Biotechnology Center of Ho Chi Minh City. She was charged with abusing positions and powers while on duty.

-- A waste treatment plant in Phu Quoc City off Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam has seen its trial operation suspended as it failed to meet waste treatment requirements, causing environmental pollution.

Business

-- The first batch of lychees of northern Bac Giang Province exported to Thailand via an official channel has been put on the shelves of Gourmet Market supermarkets in the import country, a representative of the Bac Giang Department of Industry and Trade told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday.

-- Construction of Ca Na New City, a coastal urban area project carrying a price tag of VND4.5 trillion (US$190 million), started in Ninh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam on Saturday.

Lifestyle

-- France was crowned the champion of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival 2023 in the namesake Vietnamese city after beating Italy in the final on Saturday night, winning a prize worth $20,000.

World News

-- A residential building collapse in northeastern Brazil killed 14 people as the last missing people were found lifeless, Reuters reported, citing civil defense officials.

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