Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- A succession of two to three tropical depressions and storms is in the forecast for the Easst Vietnam Sea during the second half of July and early August, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

-- There was significant overcrowding at Da Nang International Airport in the namesake city in central Vietnam due to an upsurge in the number of incoming and outgoing flights as well as adjustments in the flight schedules on Tuesday.

-- The Center for Tropical Diseases at Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi reported on Tuesday the death of a chickenpox patient after two days of medical intervention due to the severity of her condition.

Business

-- Governor of Nebraska State in the U.S. Jim Pillen and his agricultural business delegation visited a supermarket in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday afternoon during his trip to Vietnam to learn about consumer preferences and promote American goods trade in the Southeast Asian country.

-- Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City in the first half of 2023 reached an estimated US$4.4 billion, equivalent to 66 percent of the figure recorded in 2022, according to the latest report released by the municipal People’s Committee.

-- The same report shows that Ho Chi Minh City took the lead in terms of e-commerce in 2022, making up 47.7 percent of the total online sellers across Vietnam.

-- Bamboo Airways elected Le Thai Sam as its new chairman following the resignation of his Japanese predecessor within a month of assuming the role, the airline announced in a press release on Tuesday.

-- The retail prices of the popular RON95 gasoline and all oil products increased in the latest adjustment on Tuesday by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Education

-- Six Vietnamese students achieved remarkable success, earning a total of two gold medals, two silvers, and two bronzes at the 2023 International Mathematical Olympiad in Japan, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

World News

-- A member of a people smuggling gang was jailed for nearly 13 years in a London court on Tuesday for the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and children who suffocated to death as they were being smuggled into Britain, according to Reuters.

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